43.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paradise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paradise Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 43% of people in Paradise Beach live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Victorian average of 27.4%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness. These health challenges are reflected in a higher need for daily support among residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment here, affecting 26.2% of people. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national figure at 9.9%, and 7% of residents manage three or more health conditions.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Paradise Beach, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most similar areas. At 8.7%, this is a little above the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
8.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22034/paradise-beach/topic/health-disability