29.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nome · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Nome
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Nome is shaped by a health profile that closely mirrors the rest of the country. About 29.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 10.3% of people, while 9.7% have a mental health condition. Most residents report no long-term health problems, though 18.9% live with one condition.
9.7%
Lower than 53% 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 Nome, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people in Nome need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure, although the need for this support has risen by 2.6 points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +83.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/health-disability