37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bomen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bomen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Dealing with long-term illness is much more common in Bomen than in other areas. Around 37.5% of people live with a chronic health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This high rate of illness stands in contrast to a very low need for daily physical support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 37.5% of residents, a figure well above the national average. Mental health issues are also more common here than in most areas, with 10% of people reporting such a condition.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Bomen, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, no one in Bomen reports needing help with their daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Bomen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10460/bomen/topic/health-disability