36.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Saunders Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Saunders Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Saunders Beach have needed help with daily activities since 2011, with that figure rising to 7.8%. This community faces significant health challenges, as over a third of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.1% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are especially common, affecting 11.9% of residents—a rate much higher than most other similar areas.
11.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Saunders Beach, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.8%. This is a little above both the Queensland (6.0%) and Australian (5.8%) figures.
7.8% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322104/saunders-beach/topic/health-disability