25.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ocean Shores · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ocean Shores
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Six out of ten people in Ocean Shores report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with only 25.7% of residents living with a chronic illness. The local health profile is generally strong, with lower rates of disability and illness than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, at 25.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.7% of people, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
8.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre 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 Shores, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales average. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.7%.
4.4% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115115/ocean-shores/topic/health-disability