42.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coobowie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coobowie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Coobowie than in most other similar areas. Roughly 43% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the number of people who require regular help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis affecting 16.7% of the population and diabetes affecting 10.9%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than usual, affecting 11.6% of residents.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Coobowie, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is high in Coobowie, where 11.2% of people require help with daily activities. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
11.2% ▲ +206.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Coobowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40296/coobowie/topic/health-disability