Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Palm Beach

Name: Health & Disability in Palm Beach — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Lower rates of mental health issues make Palm Beach a healthier place than most similar areas. While 27.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the state and national figures.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 4.7% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 9%, followed by asthma at 6.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Palm Beach, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 64.9% One condition 19.2% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Palm Beach — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Asthma (15%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 9.0% Asthma 6.5% Other condition 6.4% Cancer 5.8% Heart disease 5.6% Mental health 4.7% Diabetes 2.2% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Few residents require support, with only 3.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13143/palm-beach/topic/health-disability

Where Palm Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition