38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orient Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orient Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Orient Point now live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 38.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with significant ongoing health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most frequent at 15.7%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent, affecting 10.7% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Orient Point, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here, as 8.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
8.7% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Orient Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13107/orient-point/topic/health-disability