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Bossley Park - Abbotsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury than in the rest of Australia. Only 24.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a healthier area than most, despite a rising need for daily support among some residents.

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📍 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bossley Park - Abbotsbury sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bossley Park - Abbotsbury — lower than 72% of areas.

Bossley Park - Abbotsbury24.7%
2176, NSW 23.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 5.3% of people. The most frequent long-term issues reported are other conditions, arthritis, and diabetes, though 67.6% of residents have no long-term health condition at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 67.6% One condition 16.2% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Bossley Park - Abbotsbury splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (19%), with Diabetes at 16%.

Other condition 8.8% Arthritis 8.8% Diabetes 7.2% Asthma 5.3% Mental health 5.3% Heart disease 4.4% Cancer 2.5% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.0% Lung condition 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 9.7% of people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%. This proportion of the population requiring assistance has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.7% ▲ +56.2%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021510/bossley-park-abbotsbury/topic/health-disability