26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ocean Shores
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Ocean Shores is healthier than in most similar areas, with 62.5% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. The area's overall health profile is slightly better than the national average, showing a community with relatively low rates of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are the most common, affecting 8.7% of residents, followed closely by arthritis at 8.3%.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Ocean Shores, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 4.6%, need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/health-disability