34.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coffs Harbour · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Coffs Harbour
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 34.3% of people in Coffs Harbour live with a long-term health condition. This gap is driven by a higher-than-average rate of mental health conditions and arthritis. These health challenges mean more residents here require daily help compared to other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.7%, followed by asthma at 9.0% and heart disease at 5.6%.
11.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre 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 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, with 7.6% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
7.6% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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/ucl/UCL111002/coffs-harbour/topic/health-disability