40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bolong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bolong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people struggle with long-term illness in Bolong than in most similar areas. Around 40.4% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This highlights a community facing significant health challenges across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, with arthritis, asthma and mental health each affecting 12.8% of residents. Mental health conditions specifically are well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%, and about 10.6% of people here manage two different conditions.
12.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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 Bolong, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, only 3.2% of people in Bolong need help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.2% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Bolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10447/bolong/topic/health-disability