40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Banksia Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Banksia Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Banksia Beach has one of the highest rates of long-term health conditions among similar areas. About 40.5% of residents live with a lasting health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high prevalence of chronic illness is a defining feature of the local community's health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 16.9% of people. While 53.8% of residents have no long-term health issues, 9% have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the rates for Queensland and Australia.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Banksia Beach, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some locals, with 7.6% of people needing help to get through their day. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Banksia Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30146/banksia-beach/topic/health-disability