19.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coogee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Coogee than in most other similar areas. Only 19.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthier spots in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health (6.4%) and asthma (6.2%) are the most common long-term conditions reported here. These rates, along with the overall health figures, are lower than both the state and national averages.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Coogee, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 1.8% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
1.8% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11015/coogee/topic/health-disability