40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fishermans Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fishermans Paradise
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 40% of people in Fishermans Paradise live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is reflected in the local need for daily support and a notably high prevalence of mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the highest for this area, with 40.3% of residents affected, compared to 27.7% nationally. Arthritis is the most common issue at 18.3%, while mental health conditions are well above the New South Wales figure at 13%.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Fishermans Paradise, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, as 7.7% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
7.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11526/fishermans-paradise/topic/health-disability