25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coghills Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coghills Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Coghills Creek compared to the national figures, yet more residents require help with daily tasks. While 25% of people live with a long-term condition, the area sees a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.8% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Overall, long-term health conditions are a little below the national average, with arthritis being the most common at 12.5%.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Coghills Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 8.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% national figure and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Coghills Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20603/coghills-creek/topic/health-disability