43.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coonalpyn · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Coonalpyn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Serious health challenges affect many residents in Coonalpyn, where 43.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7%, highlighting a community with significant medical needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 19.7% of people—well above the South Australian figure of 9.8%. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 17.1% and asthma at 13.0%.
19.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Coonalpyn, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (25%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, as 13.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the Australian average of 5.8% and has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +125.2%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Coonalpyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422018/coonalpyn/topic/health-disability