34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Noorinbee · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health struggles have become more common in Noorinbee, where 34.5% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health and arthritis being the most frequent issues reported.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.5% of residents, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 8.8% national average. While 54.8% of people have no long-term health issues, 21.4% live with one condition and 14.3% have two.
34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
15.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Noorinbee, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Noorinbee need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Noorinbee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21957/noorinbee/topic/health-disability