22.3%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shark Bay · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Shark Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.3% of people in Shark Bay report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes it a healthier area than most other similar places, with a low rate of both physical and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.4% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 6.6%, while 58.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.4%
Lower than 75% 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 Shark Bay, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below both the state and national rates. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.0%.
3.2% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Shark Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57770/shark-bay/topic/health-disability