16.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Coen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very little has changed in the health profile of Coen (L) since 2011, but it remains a remarkably healthy place. Only 16.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are rare here, with only 2.5% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report diabetes or asthma.
2.5%
Lower than 96% 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 Coen, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and has barely changed from 3.9% in 2011.
3.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322029/coen/topic/health-disability