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Valla Beach · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Valla Beach

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

A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Valla Beach than in the rest of the state. About 35.5% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. These conditions vary, with arthritis being the most common reported issue.

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📍 Valla Beach, Urban Centre

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

35.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Valla Beach — higher than 63% of areas.

Valla Beach35.5%
2448, NSW 40.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition affecting 15.3% of residents, while 9.3% have a mental health condition. This rate of mental health issues is a little above the state average, though it sits around the middle compared to similar areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Valla Beach, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 55.8% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 10.4% Three or more 4.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Valla Beach — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Other condition (16%) and Mental health (14%).

Arthritis 15.3% Other condition 10.6% Mental health 9.3% Asthma 9.0% Heart disease 7.9% Cancer 4.9% Diabetes 4.5% Lung condition 4.3% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 6.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. This proportion has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.0% ▲ +20.9%

Lower than 53% 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 Valla Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115145/valla-beach/topic/health-disability