27.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Smiths Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Smiths Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy lifestyle marks daily life in Smiths Beach, where 64.1% of people report having no long-term health conditions. This is a striking result, as the area has far fewer people living with chronic health issues than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 7.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.4% of the population.
7.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Smiths Beach, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.2% of people who need help with daily activities is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%, although it has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
3.2% ▲ +174.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222085/smiths-beach/topic/health-disability