29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Armstrong Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Armstrong Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Armstrong Beach is shaped by a health profile that mirrors the wider state. Around 29.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 10.1% of people, followed by asthma at 9.5%. Mental health conditions affect 7.6% of the population, which is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Armstrong Beach, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Armstrong Beach need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country, with only 4.3% requiring support versus the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +155.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Armstrong Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30084/armstrong-beach/topic/health-disability