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Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach

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

About 62.6% of people in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with only 4.6% of residents needing help with their daily activities.

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

28.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach — lower than 72% of areas.

Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach28.6%
2456, NSW 31.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, though 28.6% of residents have one, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Mental health is the most reported condition at 9.6%, followed by arthritis at 8.9% and asthma at 7.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 62.6% One condition 20.3% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Mental health 9.6% Arthritis 8.9% Asthma 7.7% Other condition 7.6% Heart disease 3.7% Diabetes 3.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most similar areas. At 4.6%, this is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +12.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115124/sandy-beach-emerald-beach/topic/health-disability