29.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Shore · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in North Shore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in North Shore is healthier than in most similar areas, with very few residents requiring help with basic tasks. While a little above the national figure, 29.9% of people live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, though 9% of residents have a mental health condition. Arthritis (7.7%) and asthma (6.8%) are also frequent, but 64.4% of the population reports having no long-term health issues.
9.0%
Lower than 60% 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 North Shore, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in North Shore need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than in most areas. This need has fallen since 2011 and remains a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
3.3% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122101/north-shore/topic/health-disability