41.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
O'Sullivan Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in O'Sullivan Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in O'Sullivan Beach is shaped by significant health challenges, with 41.8% of people living with a long-term condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and marks the area as having some of the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.8% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 15% and asthma at 13.4%, with 6% of people managing three or more conditions.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 O'Sullivan Beach, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. About 7.6% of people require this assistance, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
7.6% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 O'Sullivan Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach/topic/health-disability