27.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cowan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cowan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Cowan need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most other areas. This reflects a generally healthy population, with 68.3% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure that is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national average. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.8% of residents, which is lower than in most other places.
8.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Cowan, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This rate has barely changed over the last decade, moving from 4.2% in 2011 to 3.5% in 2021.
3.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/health-disability