40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cooyar · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cooyar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Cooyar, where 40.7% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average and marks the area as one of the most affected by chronic health issues among similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue, affecting 20.8% of residents. Mental health conditions are also much more frequent here than in most areas, impacting 13.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Cooyar, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is significantly more difficult for 15.2% of people who need help with everyday activities. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia, where around 6% of people require such support.
15.2% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Cooyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30713/cooyar/topic/health-disability