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Byron Bay · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Byron Bay

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

A gap of 6 percentage points separates Byron Bay from the national average for long-term health, making it a much healthier place than most. Only 21.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Byron Bay, Urban Centre

Where Byron Bay sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Byron Bay — lower than 89% of areas.

Byron Bay21.7%
2481, NSW 21.1%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 7.1% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions reported are mental health, arthritis and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Byron Bay, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 67.1% One condition 15.9% Two conditions 4.2% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Byron Bay splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (19%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 7.1% Other condition 6.8% Arthritis 6.2% Asthma 5.9% Heart disease 2.9% Cancer 2.7% Diabetes 1.8% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by only 4.0% of people, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures. This is a continuing trend, as the need for assistance fell 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% ▼ -32.0%

Lower than 80% of urban centre 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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113004/byron-bay/topic/health-disability