28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coolum Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coolum Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28% of people in Coolum Beach live with a long-term health condition. This is roughly the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, with arthritis being the most common long-term ailment reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.2% of residents, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 19.2% report living with one condition.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Coolum Beach, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the national and state figures.
5.9% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30686/coolum-beach/topic/health-disability