32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Comboyne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Comboyne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher proportion of people in Comboyne live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the country. While 27.7% of Australians face such challenges, the figure here is well above that at 32.7%. This creates a distinct health profile for the area where over a third of residents manage ongoing medical issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.7%, followed by mental health at 7.9%. While the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the national figure, overall health struggles are much more common here than in most other areas.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Comboyne, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is higher than in most similar areas. At 6.0%, this is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.0% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Comboyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10992/comboyne/topic/health-disability