30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bombay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bombay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Bombay involves managing more health issues than the state average, with 30.3% of people living with a long-term condition. While these health challenges are common, the area sees far fewer mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 12% of residents. While 30.3% of people have a long-term condition—which is well above the New South Wales figure—only 5.6% report a mental health condition, a rate well below the national figure.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Bombay, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Bombay need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
5.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/health-disability