29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bombowlee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bombowlee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability patterns in Bombowlee have remained largely stable, with 29.6% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the national figure, though a very small proportion of the population reports mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 3.4% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 12.4%, while 61.2% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
3.4%
Lower than 82% 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 Bombowlee, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Bombowlee need help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.1% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Bombowlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10458/bombowlee/topic/health-disability