30.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coorow · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Coorow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About half of the people in Coorow live without any long-term health issues, which is a common pattern for areas of this type. While 30.7% of residents manage a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health conditions is much lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in Western Australia and the rest of the country. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 11.5%, followed by asthma and diabetes.
6.2%
Lower than 77% 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 Coorow, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.9% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/health-disability