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Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Shelly Beach

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer than 26% of people in Shelly Beach have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. This reflects a healthy local population where the vast majority of residents report no chronic health issues.

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Where Shelly Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shelly Beach — lower than 65% of areas.

Shelly Beach25.9%
4551, QLD 31.9%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 6.2% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Queensland average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.9%, while 65.3% of the population report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Shelly Beach, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 65.3% One condition 19.4% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 1.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Shelly Beach — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Other condition (18%) and Mental health (14%).

Arthritis 9.9% Other condition 7.8% Mental health 6.2% Asthma 5.8% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.2% Diabetes 2.2% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland and national figures.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.2% ▲ +17.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32552/shelly-beach/topic/health-disability