24.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Booragoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Booragoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Booragoon than in the rest of the country. Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend of better-than-average health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.7% of people. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while others mostly report a single condition such as arthritis or asthma.
6.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Booragoon, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with only 4.4% of people needing help with their everyday activities. This is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041178/booragoon/topic/health-disability