25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ocean Reef · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ocean Reef
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68.1% of people in Ocean Reef report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy area where residents are less likely to struggle with chronic illness or disability compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. This includes 8.2% with arthritis and 6.7% with a mental health condition, a figure slightly below the national average.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Reef, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
3.5% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51176/ocean-reef/topic/health-disability