23.9%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surfers Paradise · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Surfers Paradise
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Surfers Paradise than in most other areas. Only 23.9% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend of better-than-average health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.5% of people, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. For those with health issues, arthritis is the most common condition at 7.8%, while 63.5% of residents report having no long-term health condition at all.
6.5%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Surfers Paradise, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of the population, a figure that is a little below the national average. This need for help has barely changed over the last decade, moving only slightly from 3.4% in 2011.
4.1% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30910/surfers-paradise/topic/health-disability