24.4%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surfers Paradise · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Surfers Paradise
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Surfers Paradise live with a long-term health condition, making it a healthier area than most across the country. Only 24.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health and daily support needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 6.4% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 8.0%, while 63.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.4%
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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 Surfers Paradise, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of people in Surfers Paradise need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This need for assistance has fallen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30082/surfers-paradise/topic/health-disability