33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nicholson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nicholson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 33.7% of people in Nicholson live with a long-term health condition. This is a much higher rate than the 27.7% seen across Australia. While mental health levels are typical for the region, many residents face chronic physical health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.6%, followed by asthma at 9.3%. While 59.6% of people report no long-term conditions, those who do often manage more than one, with 3.7% living with three or more.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Nicholson, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of residents need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national rate of 5.8%.
6.0% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21941/nicholson/topic/health-disability