38.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hideaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hideaway Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 38% of people in Hideaway Bay live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This suggests a significant portion of the population manages ongoing health issues, though mental health struggles are less common here than in other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 38.4% of residents have a long-term health condition—well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%—mental health conditions are reported by only 5.6% of people, which is well below the national average. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 18.5%, followed by cancer at 10.3%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Hideaway Bay, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people in Hideaway Bay need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% national figure and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Hideaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31328/hideaway-bay/topic/health-disability