27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cootharaba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cootharaba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Slightly lower rates of chronic illness define Cootharaba compared to the wider state. Around 27% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland average. Most people here are healthy, with nearly 60% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 7.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 8.2%, followed by asthma at 6.6%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Cootharaba, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4% of the population. This is a little below the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
4.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Cootharaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30710/cootharaba/topic/health-disability