30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shelly Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Shelly Beach, affecting 11.6% of residents. This area sees more people living with long-term health conditions than most similar places, with 30.9% of the population reporting a lasting illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures here. While 59.3% of people have no conditions, arthritis and asthma are the most frequent issues reported.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Shelly Beach, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people in Shelly Beach need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the typical figure for New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13550/shelly-beach/topic/health-disability