28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coburg North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coburg North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of mental health conditions than most similar areas mark the health profile of Coburg North. While 63.6% of residents report no long-term health issues, about 11.3% live with a mental health condition. This contributes to a general health trend that sits slightly above state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 28.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.3%, followed by other conditions at 9.2% and asthma at 8.6%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Coburg North, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 7.6% of people require this assistance, which is a little above the 5.8% typical for Australia.
7.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 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).
More for Coburg North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20597/coburg-north/topic/health-disability