28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avoca
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily tasks in Avoca compared to the state and national figures. Most residents here live without a long-term health condition, though about 28.4% of the population manages a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 12%, while 7.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national average.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Avoca, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of people in Avoca need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10114/avoca/topic/health-disability