26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macmasters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macmasters Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few people need daily support in Macmasters Beach compared to other areas, reflecting a generally healthy community. While 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at 5.6%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, while those who do most commonly deal with arthritis at 8.7% and asthma at 6.3%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Macmasters Beach, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people in Macmasters Beach need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Macmasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12441/macmasters-beach/topic/health-disability