32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cobbora · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 5 percentage points separates Cobbora from the state average in terms of chronic illness, with 32% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the New South Wales and national figures. However, other health markers remain surprisingly low for the area.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common issue here, affecting 12% of people. While long-term health conditions are more frequent than in most areas, the proportion of people with a mental health condition is 0%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Cobbora, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 42%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Cobbora reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cobbora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10954/cobbora/topic/health-disability