35.1%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Nowra - Bomaderry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Nowra - Bomaderry from the national average for long-term health conditions. This area struggles more than most with chronic illness, affecting 35.1% of its residents. It is a community where health challenges are significantly more common than in the rest of New South Wales.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for this level at 12.9%, well above the 8.8% national figure. Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (12.2%) and asthma (9.9%) being the most frequent reports.
12.9%
Higher than 92% of urban area 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 Nowra - Bomaderry, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people here need help with daily activities than in most similar areas, at 8.7%. This is a little above the state and national figures of 5.8%, and the need for support has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/health-disability