16.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coomboona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coomboona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 16.4% of people in Coomboona report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest for its size, with the vast majority of residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here at 6.7%. Only 6.0% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Coomboona, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Coomboona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20626/coomboona/topic/health-disability