24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Little Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Little Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Little Bay compared to the national average. Only 24.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the 27.7% figure for Australia. This makes the area one of the healthier spots when compared to similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which affect 6.0% of people. The most reported issues are other conditions at 8.4% and arthritis at 7.4%, though 68.8% of residents have no long-term health condition at all.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Little Bay, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.2% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, placing the area around the middle for its level.
4.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Little Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12358/little-bay/topic/health-disability