34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Corrowong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Corrowong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges are more common in Corrowong than in most other similar areas, with a high number of residents living with chronic illness. About 35% of the community manages a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 28%. This creates a significant need for health support and daily assistance across the township.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 21.7% of people. Arthritis and cancer are also frequent, with 34.8% and 30.4% of residents reporting these conditions.
21.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Corrowong, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by Three or more (22%) and One condition (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is among the highest for areas of this size, with 13% of people requiring support. This is well above the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
13.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Corrowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11084/corrowong/topic/health-disability