32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pretty Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health conditions in Pretty Beach than in most similar areas. About 32.8% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is most visible in the high rates of arthritis and asthma reported by locals.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.7%, while 8.6% of people have asthma. While chronic illness is high, mental health conditions affect 7.6% of residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Pretty Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people in Pretty Beach need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages.
4.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/health-disability