38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newcomb · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Newcomb
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Newcomb live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. Around 38.1% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This gap is driven largely by a high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.9% of people—well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.7% and asthma at 10.6%.
14.9%
Higher than 92% 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 Newcomb, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people here need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. About 8.7% of residents require this assistance, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
8.7% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Newcomb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21925/newcomb/topic/health-disability