34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coffin Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coffin Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Coffin Bay compared to the rest of the country. About 34.2% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many face these challenges, the need for daily assistance remains slightly lower than state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 15.2% of people. While 34.2% of the population live with a chronic health issue, mental health conditions are slightly less common at 7.7% compared to the South Australian figure of 9.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Coffin Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.4% of residents. This is a little below both the state average of 6.7% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40278/coffin-bay/topic/health-disability