26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colo Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Colo Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs in Colo Heights have remained steady over the last decade. About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is lower than most other areas and aligns closely with the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little below the state and national figures here, at 6.0%. The most common long-term health issues reported by residents are arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.5%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Colo Heights, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are around the middle for similar areas, with 4.8% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Colo Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10984/colo-heights/topic/health-disability