28.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ocean Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ocean Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A falling need for daily help has marked Ocean Beach, where only 2.7% of people now require assistance with everyday tasks. This reflects a generally healthy population, as most residents live without any long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.4%, while mental health conditions are much lower here than in most similar areas.
6.6%
Lower than 83% 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 Beach, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area and has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
2.7% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521039/ocean-beach/topic/health-disability