29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cowan Cowan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cowan Cowan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people need help with daily tasks in Cowan Cowan compared to the state average. While about 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area is very sparsely populated.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Arthritis and cancer are the most common reports at 14.8% each, while mental health conditions are well below the national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cowan Cowan, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily help is very high here, with 18.5% of people requiring assistance. This is far above the 6% seen across Queensland and Australia.
18.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Cowan Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30736/cowan-cowan/topic/health-disability