26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nulla Vale · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report health struggles in Nulla Vale than in most similar areas. Only 26% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are notably rare here, affecting just 5.2% of residents, which is well below the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia. Most people have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are cancer at 11.5% and arthritis at 9.4%.
26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Nulla Vale, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas, with only 3.1% of residents requiring assistance. This is a little below both the state figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
3.1% —
Lower than 67% 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 Nulla Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21980/nulla-vale/topic/health-disability