32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ouse · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ouse
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health challenges than most similar areas mark Ouse, where 32.8% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with arthritis and mental health being the most common long-term issues reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most areas. While 59.5% of people have no long-term health issues, about 28% of residents live with one or more chronic conditions.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Ouse, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require help for 7.1% of people here, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Ouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60484/ouse/topic/health-disability