48.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Golden Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost half of all residents in Golden Beach live with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than the national average. This reflects a community where health challenges are common, with nearly 49% of people managing ongoing illness or disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are very common here, with 15.7% of people reporting a mental health condition and 19.4% living with arthritis. Both figures are well above the Victorian and national averages, and these are among the highest rates for similar areas.
15.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Golden Beach, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many residents than in other parts of the state. About 11.5% of people need some help with daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.5% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/health-disability