ArticleThe Australian journal of rural health2025
Far From Help: Exploring the Influence of Regional and Remote Residence on Coastal Visitation and Participation, Risk Perception and Safety Knowledge and Practices.
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objectiveTo explore how self-reported coastal visitation, participation, risk perception, safety knowledge, experiences and safety practices differed between regional and remote, and major city residents to inform remoteness-specific coastal drowning prevention efforts.
methodsThis study used data obtained from the annual National Coastal Safety Survey from 2018 to 2023. Data were postweighted proportionally according to age, gender and Australian Statistical Geography Standard classification using 2021 census population data. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analyses were used to identify key differences in the behaviours, knowledge, and experiences of regional and remote respondents as compared to major city respondents.
resultsA total of 14 210 respondents were included in this dataset. Regional and remote respondents were more likely to visit an unpatrolled beach, particularly when swimming/wading (n = 929, 42.3%; χ DISCUSSION: This study demonstrates that future coastal safety research should consider the impact of remoteness to corroborate the findings of this study: that a significant contributor to the regional and remote drowning burden is a lack of access to patrolled beaches.
conclusionsRegional and remote residents are more likely to frequent unpatrolled beaches but, if able to visit a patrolled beach, are just as likely as major city residents to adhere to safety practices.
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