38.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Morisset - Cooranbong · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Morisset - Cooranbong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health conditions in Morisset - Cooranbong than in most other areas. About 38.3% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is 11 percentage points higher than the national figure. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the fact that more people here require help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis (13.1%) and mental health issues (12.8%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions specifically are well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
12.8%
Higher than 85% 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 Morisset - Cooranbong, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.7% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2016.
8.7% —
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112014/morisset-cooranbong/topic/health-disability