22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coorumba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coorumba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Coorumba have remained strong, with a much smaller proportion of people reporting long-term illnesses than in most other areas. Only 22.6% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far less common here, including mental health conditions which affect just 4.4% of residents. Most people report no long-term health problems at all, while asthma (7.3%) and arthritis (6.6%) are the most frequent conditions.
4.4%
Lower than 78% 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 Coorumba, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.8% of people in Coorumba need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.8% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Coorumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30708/coorumba/topic/health-disability