29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bonbeach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bonbeach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Bonbeach live with long-term health issues compared to the state and national figures. Around 29.8% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a little above the 27.7% seen across Australia. This includes a notably higher rate of mental health conditions than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 8.5%, though 62.5% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Bonbeach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Bonbeach need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it is about the same as the 5.8% figure for Australia.
5.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20278/bonbeach/topic/health-disability