36.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cookernup · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cookernup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Cookernup live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 36.3% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with significant ongoing health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis affecting 13.1% of people and mental health conditions impacting 11.3%. This last figure is a little above both the state and national averages.
11.3%
Higher than 69% 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 Cookernup, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522013/cookernup/topic/health-disability