30.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rainbow Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Rainbow Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 30% of people in Rainbow Beach live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While this is higher than the state average, the area actually has fewer people with health issues than most similar places. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis affecting 12.3% of the population. Conversely, the 8.3% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Queensland figure.
8.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Rainbow Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.5% of residents, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. This proportion has risen 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Rainbow Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315082/rainbow-beach/topic/health-disability