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Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Much higher rates of chronic illness mark Box Head - MacMasters Beach compared to similar areas. About 32.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high prevalence of illness exists despite mental health rates remaining typical for the region.

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📍 Box Head - MacMasters Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Box Head - MacMasters Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Box Head - MacMasters Beach — higher than 76% of areas.

Box Head - MacMasters Beach32.5%
2251, NSW 32.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (11.7%) and asthma (8.4%) being the most frequent. While 32.5% of people have a chronic condition, the rate of mental health issues is 7.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Box Head - MacMasters Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 60.9% One condition 21.8% Two conditions 7.2% Three or more 3.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Box Head - MacMasters Beach — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Asthma (15%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 11.7% Asthma 8.4% Other condition 8.0% Mental health 7.9% Heart disease 5.5% Diabetes 4.9% Cancer 4.3% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the figure was 3.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▲ +29.2%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/health-disability