34.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cobdogla · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cobdogla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Cobdogla than the national average. About 34.5% of residents have a chronic condition, a figure well above the 27.7% seen across Australia. This is particularly true for mental health, which is much higher here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.2%, followed by mental health at 12.2%. This last figure is well above the national rate of 8.8%, which helps explain why overall health is lower here than in South Australia.
12.2%
Higher than 79% 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 Cobdogla, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.1% of people need some help with their daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +131.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Cobdogla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422016/cobdogla/topic/health-disability