37.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 37.3% of people in Long Beach live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27% and well above the national average. These health challenges are common across the community, affecting more than a third of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 10.1% of residents, which is higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.2%, followed by asthma at 9.2%. Over a quarter of people have one long-term condition, while 3.8% live with three or more.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Long Beach, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6% of people in Long Beach need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Long Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12385/long-beach/topic/health-disability