23.5%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bourke · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Bourke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Bourke report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with only 23.5% of residents living with a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the national figure of 27.7%, and this includes mental health conditions, which are a little lower than the Australian average at 5.9%. The most common reported issues are asthma at 8% and arthritis at 6.1%.
5.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) 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 Bourke, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Bourke need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, though this figure rose from 3.4% in 2011 to 4.4% in 2021.
4.4% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11150/bourke/topic/health-disability