20.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coomalbidgup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coomalbidgup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have remained relatively stable in Coomalbidgup, where only 20.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure, though a higher-than-usual proportion of residents report a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While the area has a much lower rate of long-term illness than most places, 9.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian average. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while 5.1% have diabetes and 4.4% have arthritis.
9.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Coomalbidgup, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Coomalbidgup need help with their daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Coomalbidgup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50331/coomalbidgup/topic/health-disability