31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coaldale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coaldale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define the health profile of Coaldale. About 31.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is particularly evident in mental health, where the local rate is more than double the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 16.4% of people. This is well above the 8.0% seen across New South Wales. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 8.2% and diabetes at 6.8%.
16.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality 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 Coaldale, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the 5.8% recorded for Australia and New South Wales.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Coaldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10944/coaldale/topic/health-disability