23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Middle Cove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Middle Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower rate of long-term illness than the national average defines Middle Cove, where only 23.8% of residents report a chronic health condition. This is well below the 27.7% seen across Australia. Most people here enjoy good health, with 72.6% of the population reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 5.4% of residents compared to 8.8% nationally. Other reported long-term conditions include asthma at 8.3% and arthritis at 6.0%.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Middle Cove, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%, with only 2.9% of people in Middle Cove requiring such support.
2.9% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Middle Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12613/middle-cove/topic/health-disability