34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coonabarabran · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coonabarabran
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Coonabarabran live with a long-term health condition. This means health challenges are much more common here than in most other Australian areas, which can put extra pressure on local services and daily life.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.8%, while 9.1% of people report a mental health condition, which is higher than in most similar areas.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Coonabarabran, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.8% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11043/coonabarabran/topic/health-disability