23.8%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northern Beaches · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Northern Beaches
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health levels in Northern Beaches have remained steady, with a notably low rate of long-term illness. Only 23.8% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of wellbeing is reflected across both physical and mental health statistics.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.2% of people, which is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, while 70.2% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
6.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) 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 Northern Beaches, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This rate has barely changed since 2016 and remains a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
3.9% —
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15990/northern-beaches/topic/health-disability