36.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cobram · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cobram
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Cobram live with health issues compared to the state or national average. Roughly 37% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27% seen across Australia. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 13.8%, followed by asthma at 9.4% and diabetes at 7%.
11.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Cobram, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.4% of residents, a figure that is well above the national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Cobram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214004/cobram/topic/health-disability