Cowan · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Cowan

Name: Health & Disability in Cowan — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Cowan sits right in the middle of similar areas for health and disability. About 28.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is very close to the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Cowan, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Most people here have no long-term health issues, though 8.2% live with a mental health condition. This is about the same as the state and national figures, with arthritis and asthma also being common reported conditions.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Cowan, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 67.5% One condition 22.7% Two conditions 4.4% Three or more 0.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Cowan splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Arthritis (20%), with Mental health at 19%.

Other condition 8.6% Arthritis 8.4% Mental health 8.2% Asthma 7.1% Heart disease 3.2% Diabetes 3.0% Cancer 2.1% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.5% Lung condition 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.3% of people in Cowan need help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.

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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11097/cowan/topic/health-disability

Where Cowan sits — People with a long-term health condition