33.3%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coffs Harbour · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Coffs Harbour
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health issues in Coffs Harbour, which affects the daily wellbeing of a third of the population. About 33.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This includes a notable number of people managing chronic illnesses or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.2%, followed by mental health conditions at 10.8%. This rate of mental health struggle is a little above both the state and national figures.
10.8%
Higher than 57% of urban area 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 Coffs Harbour, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 7.0% of people who need help with everyday activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1011/coffs-harbour/topic/health-disability