30.1%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunshine Coast · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Sunshine Coast
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in the Sunshine Coast now need help with daily activities than in 2011, with 6.1% of residents requiring support. This region's health profile is largely typical for the state, though a slightly higher share of people live with long-term health conditions compared to the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Arthritis is the most common reported issue at 10.5%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 9.2% of the population.
9.2%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) 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.
Around 6.1% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels. This rate has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/316/sunshine-coast/topic/health-disability