24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avoca Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avoca Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with health problems in Avoca Beach than in most similar areas. Only 24.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little below the state and national figures, affecting 6.1% of residents. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis (7.5%) and asthma (6.6%) are the most common, though 68.8% of the community report having no condition at all.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Beach, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 3.2% of people. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.2% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Avoca Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10115/avoca-beach/topic/health-disability