27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coomba Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coomba Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.3% of people in Coomba Bay, which is much higher than most other areas. This is the most common long-term health issue in the community. While overall health levels are typical for the region, these specific challenges stand out.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure roughly the same as the state and national levels. Mental health is the most reported issue at 11.3%, followed by arthritis at 9.5% and cancer at 5.4%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Coomba Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Coomba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11037/coomba-bay/topic/health-disability