31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newell · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Newell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in Newell live with long-term health challenges, affecting daily life for about 31.6% of the population. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%, though the area's mental health rates remain lower than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.2% of residents. While 31.6% of people report a long-term condition—which is a little above the Queensland figure—about 55% of the population report having no long-term health issues at all.
8.0%
Lower than 71% 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 Newell, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the community, with 8.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most areas and represents a rise of 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +164.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322093/newell/topic/health-disability