34.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colbrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Colbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Colbrook involves managing ongoing health issues, with 34.1% of residents living with a long-term condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%, marking it as an area where health challenges are much more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with asthma and heart disease being the most frequent at 12.2% each. Mental health conditions affect 9.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Colbrook, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is among the highest for similar areas. At 12.2%, the proportion of people requiring this assistance is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
12.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Colbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20612/colbrook/topic/health-disability