40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boorabee Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boorabee Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Boorabee Park. About 40% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is far above the national figure of 28%. This health burden is particularly visible in the high prevalence of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues affect 19.2% of the population, a figure far above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 16.4% and arthritis at 14.4%.
19.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Boorabee Park, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here, with 7.5% needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
7.5% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Boorabee Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10492/boorabee-park/topic/health-disability