35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nungarin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nungarin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues marks Nungarin, where 35.5% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, and it reflects a community facing significant health challenges across both physical and mental well-being.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 13.2% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Australia. This contributes to the high overall health burden, with arthritis (13.2%) and heart disease (11.2%) being the most common long-term conditions reported.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Nungarin, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the state average of 4.6% and is much higher than most similar areas.
9.9% ▲ +225.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Nungarin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51168/nungarin/topic/health-disability