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Coombs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Coombs

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health needs have remained very low in Coombs since the area began growing. Only 17.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.

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📍 Coombs, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coombs sits — People with a long-term health condition

17.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coombs — lower than 93% of areas.

Coombs17.7%
2611 crosses ACT/NSW 27.6%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The area reports far fewer long-term health conditions than the national figure, with 77.8% of people having none. Mental health is the most common reported condition at 7.6%, which is a little below the national average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Coombs, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 77.8% One condition 13.6% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 0.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Coombs splits fairly evenly between Mental health (26%) and Other condition (24%), with Asthma at 22%.

Mental health 7.6% Other condition 6.9% Asthma 6.3% Arthritis 3.1% Diabetes 2.5% Heart disease 0.9% Cancer 0.9% Lung condition 0.3% Dementia 0.1% Stroke 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 1.8% of people in Coombs need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.8% —

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Coombs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101135/coombs/topic/health-disability