30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cowangie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cowangie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people need help with daily activities in Cowangie than is typical for Victoria. While about 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area reports a surprisingly low rate of mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common issue at 21.2%, though notably, 0% of residents reported a mental health condition.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cowangie, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is a challenge for 12.1% of people here. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
12.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Cowangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20656/cowangie/topic/health-disability