24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avalon Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avalon Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Avalon Beach than in most other areas. Only 24.6% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This pattern of better health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.5% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common at 7.7%, followed by asthma at 6.9%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality 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 Avalon Beach, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is lower than most areas. Only 3.3% of people in Avalon Beach require this assistance, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Avalon Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10112/avalon-beach/topic/health-disability