25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nowie · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have remained very low in Nowie, where 25% of people report a long-term health condition. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The area is notably healthier than most similar places, with very few residents requiring daily assistance or reporting mental health struggles.
Long-term conditions people report.
A quarter of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 27.4%. This is mostly driven by other conditions, as 0% of residents report mental health issues, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Nowie, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 29%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed independently by almost everyone in Nowie. Those needing help with daily activities make up 0% of the population, which is well below the 5.8% typical for Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 Nowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21977/nowie/topic/health-disability