31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coomoora · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coomoora
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Coomoora live with long-term health issues than is typical for most areas. About 31.8% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This highlights a significant health burden for a large portion of the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11% of people. Asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 11.7%, followed by mental health, other conditions, and arthritis.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Coomoora, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, only 2.3% of people in Coomoora need help with daily activities. This is well below both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national average of 5.8%.
2.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Coomoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20627/coomoora/topic/health-disability