Como · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Como

Name: Health & Disability in Como — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About 26.6% of people in Como live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits slightly below the national average. While the area is healthier than most similar places, mental health issues are more common here than in many other nearby suburbs.

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📍 Como, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 9.2% of residents. Overall, 66% of people report no long-term health issues, while 18.6% live with one condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Como, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.0% One condition 18.6% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Como splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Arthritis (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 9.2% Arthritis 7.4% Other condition 7.3% Asthma 6.9% Heart disease 3.8% Diabetes 3.5% Cancer 3.2% Dementia 1.3% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5% of people in Como need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50316/como/topic/health-disability

Where Como sits — People with a long-term health condition