30.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coolangatta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Coolangatta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Coolangatta than in most similar areas. Around 30.6% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 10.4%, followed by mental health at 9.2%. While this mental health figure is about the same as the state and national averages, 20.8% of the population live with one long-term condition.
9.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Coolangatta, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Coolangatta need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
6.7% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021230/coolangatta/topic/health-disability