30.3%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boothby · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Boothby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Boothby live with long-term health issues compared to the national figure. While 30.3% of residents have a long-term condition, most people here report having no chronic health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue, affecting 9.7% of people. Overall, the rate of chronic health conditions is a little above the Australian figure, though it is about the same as the South Australian average.
9.4%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate 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 Boothby, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily tasks is higher here than in most similar areas, with 6.4% of people requiring assistance. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Boothby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED403/boothby/topic/health-disability