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South Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in South Mission Beach

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

Fewer people report long-term health struggles in South Mission Beach compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.

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

25.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Mission Beach — lower than 66% of areas.

South Mission Beach25.6%
4852, QLD 25.5%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.9%, followed by mental health at 7.4%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Mission Beach, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 63.8% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Mission Beach splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (16%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 8.9% Mental health 7.4% Other condition 6.9% Asthma 5.5% Heart disease 5.4% Diabetes 4.1% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.2% of people need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +151.2%

Higher than 57% 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 South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32596/south-mission-beach/topic/health-disability