48.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Costerfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Costerfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all people in Costerfield live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national average. This significant health gap is reflected in the high proportion of residents who require regular help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 48.6% of residents, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 22.9%, while 10.0% of people report a mental health condition, a figure slightly above the national average.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Costerfield, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (27%) and Two conditions (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 11.4% of the population. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% average for Australia.
11.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Costerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20652/costerfield/topic/health-disability