34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coconuts · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Coconuts
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Coconuts (L) live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health needs are more common than in the state or national average. This is a significant figure, as 34.6% of the population manages a lasting health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 12.5%, followed by mental health (8.7%) and diabetes (8.2%). While the overall rate of chronic illness is well above the national figure, the 8.7% of people with mental health conditions is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Coconuts, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 8.7% of people requiring support. This is a little above the national figure and represents a rise of 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 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 Coconuts [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322028/coconuts/topic/health-disability