30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colo Vale · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Colo Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.3% of people in Colo Vale live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure and well above the state average, though it remains lower than most similar areas. The most common health issues here are arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis affects 11.0% of the population and asthma 10.0%, with 9.8% of residents reporting a mental health condition. While this mental health figure is a little above the national and state averages, 64.0% of people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Colo Vale, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages, and has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115040/colo-vale/topic/health-disability