29.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunshine Coast · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sunshine Coast
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little less than a third of people in Sunshine Coast live with a long-term health condition. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains slightly above the national figure. Overall, health and disability levels here are about the same as the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 10.4%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
8.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Sunshine Coast, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.9% of people. This is around the middle for its level and sits about the same as both Queensland and Australia.
5.9% —
Lower than 54% 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL302002/sunshine-coast/topic/health-disability