29.9%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunshine Coast · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Sunshine Coast
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than most similar areas make daily life in Sunshine Coast more active for many residents. Only 29.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a lower rate than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure a little above the national rate of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 10.4% of people, while 9.2% live with a mental health condition.
9.2%
Lower than 73% of urban area 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 Sunshine Coast, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.1%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. This rate has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3015/sunshine-coast/topic/health-disability