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Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), affecting 13.7% of residents. Overall, the area struggles more with chronic illness than most other regions, with over a third of the population living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), Urban Centre

Where Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) — higher than 68% of areas.

Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)36.4%
3687, VIC 35.7%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 36.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are reported by 10.3% of residents, a little above the national average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 55.2% One condition 21.6% Two conditions 9.3% Three or more 5.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Asthma (16%) and Mental health (16%).

Arthritis 13.7% Asthma 10.5% Mental health 10.3% Heart disease 7.5% Other condition 6.9% Diabetes 5.5% Cancer 4.6% Lung condition 3.7% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 7.4% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average. This need has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.

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7.4% ▲ +52.7%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214005/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/health-disability