31.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nimbin · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Nimbin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of residents than in most similar areas live with health challenges in Nimbin (L). While 31% of people report a long-term health condition, the most striking figure is that mental health conditions are among the highest seen at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 15.4% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 8.4% and asthma at 6.0%.
15.4%
Higher than 96% 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 Nimbin, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 10.6% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen sharply by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +201.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122098/nimbin/topic/health-disability