40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coleraine · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coleraine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Coleraine than in the rest of the state. About 40.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.1%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.4% of residents compared to 8.8% nationally.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Coleraine, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common here, with 11.3% of people requiring support. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
11.3% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Coleraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20614/coleraine/topic/health-disability