39.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nubeena · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Nubeena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more residents in Nubeena live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 39.2% of people here have a lasting health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant gap in wellbeing between this small area and both the state and nation.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, with 17.1% and 17.7% of people affected. This rate of mental health conditions is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
17.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Nubeena, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 10.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. Despite being much higher than most areas, this need for assistance has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2011.
10.8% ▼ -60.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Nubeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622018/nubeena/topic/health-disability