30.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Sunshine Coast
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in the Sunshine Coast struggle with health issues than in most similar areas. About 30.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 9.4% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue at 10.5%, followed by mental health at 9.4%. While 61.6% of residents report no long-term conditions, about 20.1% live with one.
9.4%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) 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 Sunshine Coast, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.2% of people, a rate higher than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016 and sits about the same as the Queensland average of 6.0%.
6.2% —
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/health-disability