28.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bookham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bookham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Bookham, where mental health conditions are now much more common than in most other similar areas. While about 28.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is only slightly above the state figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.6% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.2% and asthma at 7.1%.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Bookham, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%.
3.1% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Bookham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10476/bookham/topic/health-disability