35.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newstead · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Newstead
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Newstead need help with daily tasks than they did in 2011. However, the area faces significant health challenges, with 35.8% of residents living with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (15.7%) and mental health conditions (12.2%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are much more frequent than in most areas, sitting 3.4 percentage points above the national average.
12.2%
Higher than 79% 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 Newstead, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and it has fallen 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.6% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221054/newstead/topic/health-disability