22.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cossack · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cossack
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Cossack than in most similar areas. Only 22.1% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as having a relatively healthy profile compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 5.9%, followed by asthma at 5.3%. While this is a little below the Australian average, it is about the same as the Northern Territory figure.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Cossack, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is low in Cossack, with only 3.1% of people requiring assistance. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.1% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Cossack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70065/cossack/topic/health-disability