44.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cowley Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living with a chronic illness is far more common in Cowley Beach than in the rest of the country. Nearly 45% of the population reports a long-term health condition, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term illness here, affecting 20% of residents. While 9.2% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Cowley Beach, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic health issues, no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/health-disability