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Golden Beach - Paradise Beach · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach

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

Nearly half of all residents in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach have a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.

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

45.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Golden Beach - Paradise Beach — higher than 96% of areas.

Golden Beach - Paradise Beach45.7%
3851, VIC 30.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 21.2%. Mental health conditions are also much higher than most areas at 13.7%, which is well above the state and national figures of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Golden Beach - Paradise Beach, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (11%).

None 45.7% One condition 27.6% Two conditions 10.6% Three or more 8.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach — Arthritis leads at 24%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (12%).

Arthritis 21.2% Mental health 13.7% Asthma 10.4% Diabetes 9.8% Other condition 9.8% Lung condition 6.9% Heart disease 6.3% Cancer 6.1% Dementia 1.4% Stroke 1.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 10.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the national average. This need for support has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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10.6% ▲ +229.3%

Higher than 88% 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 Golden Beach - Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221030/golden-beach-paradise-beach/topic/health-disability