30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nome · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nome
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Nome, affecting 10.6% of residents. While overall health patterns are typical for the region, a slightly higher share of people here live with chronic conditions compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.9% of residents, a rate about the same as seen across Queensland and Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Nome, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32157/nome/topic/health-disability