33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cooranbong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cooranbong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Cooranbong live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Around 33.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.8% of people here, a figure a little above the Australian average. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed closely by arthritis at 10.7% and asthma at 9.6%.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Cooranbong, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some residents, with 7.6% needing help with core activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
7.6% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11052/cooranbong/topic/health-disability