35.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Nowra - Bomaderry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people face long-term health challenges in Nowra - Bomaderry than in most similar areas. About 35.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This is particularly evident in mental health, where the local rate is far higher than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 13.5%, followed by arthritis at 12.5% and asthma at 10.3%. This mental health rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
13.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.2% of people, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 3.8 points since 2016.
9.2% —
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
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/ucl/UCL112015/nowra-bomaderry/topic/health-disability