31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surf Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Surf Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have become more common in Surf Beach, with 31.6% of residents now living with a chronic illness. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health rates remain typical for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.5%, followed by asthma and mental health. While 31.6% of people have a health condition—a rate higher than most similar areas—the 8.4% with a mental health condition is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.4%
Higher than 52% 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 Surf Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Surf Beach need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Surf Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22398/surf-beach/topic/health-disability