27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newlyn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Newlyn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Newlyn has a health profile that mostly tracks with state and national trends. While long-term health conditions are common, the area is striking for having far fewer people reporting mental health conditions than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. However, only 2.9% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of 8.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Newlyn, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.6% of people, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates of 5.9% and 5.8%.
6.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Newlyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21931/newlyn/topic/health-disability