25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coogee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little fewer people live with long-term health issues in Coogee compared to the national average. While 25.3% of residents report a chronic condition, this is lower than in most similar areas. The local community generally enjoys better health than the typical Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of the population, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. Among those with long-term conditions, arthritis is the most common at 8.7%, followed by asthma at 6.1%.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Coogee, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.9% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50321/coogee/topic/health-disability