18.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Onslow · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Onslow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Onslow need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This community is remarkably healthy, with the share of people reporting a long-term health condition sitting well below both state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 4.7%, while asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term illnesses reported.
4.7%
Lower than 90% 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 Onslow, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
2.8% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Onslow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521040/onslow/topic/health-disability