35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koonoomoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Koonoomoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of chronic illness marks Koonoomoo, where 35.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia. Most of these residents manage one condition, though a small number face three or more.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 9.5% and 8.9% of people respectively. Mental health conditions affect 8.5% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Koonoomoo, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of residents than in most areas, with 6.9% needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little above the state and national averages.
6.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Koonoomoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21385/koonoomoo/topic/health-disability