35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surfside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Surfside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Managing long-term health is a significant part of daily life for many in Surfside, where 35.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area faces higher-than-average challenges with both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 14.3%, followed by mental health at 11.1%. Both these figures are well above the New South Wales averages, and about 14% of residents live with two or more health conditions.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Surfside, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here than in most other areas. About 7.5% of people need some help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Surfside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13713/surfside/topic/health-disability