26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cowwarr · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cowwarr
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Cowwarr than in most similar areas. Around 26.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10%, while 8% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is about the same as both the state and national figures.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 Cowwarr, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Cowwarr need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
6.4% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Cowwarr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20659/cowwarr/topic/health-disability