26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shell Cove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shell Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 66% of people in Shell Cove report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most similar places, with long-term health and mental health rates both sitting slightly below the national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 26.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.5%, while 7.6% of people report a mental health condition, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Shell Cove, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.0% of the population. This is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13547/shell-cove/topic/health-disability