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Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach

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

About 68% of people in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy area where the share of people with chronic illness is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

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📍 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach — lower than 74% of areas.

Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach24.2%
4573, QLD 26.3%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 24.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common condition at 8.3%, while mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure at 7.1%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.1% One condition 17.0% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Other condition (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 8.3% Other condition 7.4% Mental health 7.1% Asthma 6.1% Cancer 3.7% Heart disease 3.6% Diabetes 2.1% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Help with daily activities is needed by only 3.1% of people, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 1.0 percentage point since 2016 and remains a little below the Queensland average.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.1% —

Lower than 88% 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 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051543/peregian-beach-marcus-beach/topic/health-disability