22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
New Norcia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in New Norcia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in New Norcia than in most similar areas. Just 22.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the community notably healthier than both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are uncommon here, with 47.4% of people reporting no conditions at all. Arthritis and asthma are the most frequent issues, both at 14%, while 0.0% of residents report a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 New Norcia, None is the majority at 66%; Two conditions is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Almost no one requires support for daily tasks, with 0.0% of people needing assistance. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% reported across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 New Norcia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51107/new-norcia/topic/health-disability