33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Corio · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Corio
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health challenges than most similar areas mark Corio, where 33.8% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health conditions being particularly common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.3% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 11.4% and arthritis at 9.4%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Corio, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national figure of 5.8% need help with daily activities, with 8.7% of Corio residents requiring support. This is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.7% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20640/corio/topic/health-disability