42.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nathalia · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Nathalia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the health landscape in Nathalia, where more people now require help with daily activities than in 2011. The area faces significant health challenges, with 42.2% of residents living with a long-term condition—a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 13% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 17.3% of the population, while 50.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Nathalia, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.5% of people in Nathalia, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 and sits well above the 5.8% national average.
9.5% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Nathalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215062/nathalia/topic/health-disability