33.0%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coffs Harbour · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Coffs Harbour
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Coffs Harbour than in most similar areas. About 33% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where health challenges are more common than in the typical Australian town.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.1%, followed by mental health and asthma.
10.8%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) 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 Coffs Harbour, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas at 6.9%. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8% and has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/topic/health-disability