27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Main Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Main Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.6% of people in Main Beach need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This highlights a generally healthy resident population, where the majority of people live without any long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, the 5.6% of people with a mental health condition is well below both the Queensland and Australian rates.
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 Main Beach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily tasks is 3.6%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
3.6% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31735/main-beach/topic/health-disability