28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whale Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whale Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for most people in Whale Beach is healthy, with 57.8% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. The area stands out for having a very low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 28.9% of people have a long-term health condition—a little above the national figure—mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at just 4.1%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 9.2% of residents.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Whale Beach, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Whale Beach need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Whale Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14284/whale-beach/topic/health-disability