35.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boorook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boorook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A quarter of people in Boorook live with a mental health condition, which is far above the national figure. This contributes to a broader trend where 35% of the population reports a long-term health issue, a rate well above the New South Wales average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with mental health and arthritis being the most frequent conditions. While 75% of residents have no long-term condition, those who do typically report only one.
25.0%
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 Boorook, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
One in four people in Boorook need some help with daily activities. This rate is far above the 5.8% seen across both the state and Australia.
25.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Boorook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10498/boorook/topic/health-disability