37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moore Park Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moore Park Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Significant health challenges mark the community in Moore Park Beach, where 37.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area faces a higher burden of illness and disability than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (14%) and mental health conditions (11.9%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are particularly more common here than in the rest of Australia, where the figure is 8.8%.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Moore Park Beach, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many residents, as 8.5% need help with routine activities. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 6% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Moore Park Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31905/moore-park-beach/topic/health-disability