19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boorolong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boorolong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 19.7% of people in Boorolong live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with very few residents requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 12.7%. Mental health conditions are also lower than the state and national figures, affecting 5.6% of the population.
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 Boorolong, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely needed in Boorolong, as 0.0% of people require help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% figure seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 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 Boorolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10497/boorolong/topic/health-disability