37.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coolabunia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coolabunia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 37% of people in Coolabunia live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While many residents face chronic health challenges, the rate of mental health conditions is actually lower than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (13.3%) and asthma (11%) being the most frequent. While 37% of people have at least one condition, the typical person has none, and mental health conditions affect 6.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Coolabunia, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Those needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
4.6% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Coolabunia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30677/coolabunia/topic/health-disability