30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Diamond Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Diamond Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Diamond Beach, affecting 11.8% of residents. This is a place where more people live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas, with 30.8% of the population reporting a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures, with 30.8% of people affected. While arthritis and asthma are the most frequent, the 8.4% of residents with a mental health condition is about the same as the Australian average.
8.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality 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 Diamond Beach, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.2% of people in Diamond Beach need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
4.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Diamond Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11253/diamond-beach/topic/health-disability