25.5%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Mission Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in South Mission Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 64% of people in South Mission Beach report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents dealing with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend is seen in mental health too, where the 7.5% rate is much lower than in most other areas.
7.5%
Lower than 75% 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 South Mission Beach, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is lower than most areas at 5.2%. This figure is about the same as the national average and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321095/south-mission-beach/topic/health-disability