29.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alva Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Alva Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the health profile of Alva Beach, where the proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. While about 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, mental health issues are much less common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 12.3%, while mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 7.0%.
7.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Alva Beach, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, but it represents a climb from no one reporting this need in 2011.
5.8% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Alva Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322003/alva-beach/topic/health-disability