18.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Coen report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area remarkably healthy, with long-term illness and mental health rates sitting far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at just 2.8%, while the most common reported illnesses are other conditions at 6.6% and heart disease at 6.3%.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Coen, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most areas. Only 3.8% of people require this assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.8% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/health-disability