37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coombabah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coombabah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Coombabah, affecting 16.0% of the population. This area faces significant health challenges, with 37.8% of residents living with a long-term condition, a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, appearing in 37.8% of people. This is 10 percentage points higher than the Australian figure, with mental health conditions also slightly above the national level at 9.8%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Coombabah, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Coombabah than in similar areas. At 9.1%, this is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
9.1% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30687/coombabah/topic/health-disability