18.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boggabilla · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness marks Boggabilla, where only 18.1% of people live with a lasting health condition. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.0% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents here report no long-term health issues at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is much lower than the national figure of 8.8%. For those with health issues, the most common are asthma at 6.1% and diabetes at 5.0%.
18.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
4.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Boggabilla, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 3.7%, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.7% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Boggabilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10440/boggabilla/topic/health-disability