24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadbeach Waters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadbeach Waters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes define daily life in Broadbeach Waters, where residents are much more likely to be free from long-term illness than those in other areas. Only 24.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 7.3%, yet overall illness is low. This is especially true for mental health conditions, which affect 6.2% of people—well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Broadbeach Waters, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is relatively independent here, with 4.2% of people needing help with basic activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.2% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30381/broadbeach-waters/topic/health-disability