38.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Newbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Newbridge from the state average for long-term health issues. About 38.6% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 19.9%, while 51.5% of people have no long-term health issues. Mental health conditions are reported by 5.8% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Newbridge, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia.
9.4% ▲ +137.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Newbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21923/newbridge/topic/health-disability