Como · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Como

Name: Health & Disability in Como — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Fewer people live with chronic illness in Como than in most other Australian areas, which makes for a healthier-than-average daily life here. Only 24.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average of 27.7%.

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📍 Como, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 70.9% of people here have no long-term health issues. Asthma is the most common condition at 8.4%, and the 6.4% of people living with a mental health condition is a little below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Como, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 70.9% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 1.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Como splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Asthma 8.4% Other condition 7.2% Arthritis 6.8% Mental health 6.4% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.9% Diabetes 2.4% Stroke 0.8% Lung condition 0.7% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most residents here, as only 3.1% need help with regular activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10996/como/topic/health-disability

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