22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boorooma · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boorooma
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents face long-term health struggles in Boorooma compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 10.7%, while mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population. This mental health rate is about the same as the state figure, though the overall rate of long-term illness is much lower than most areas.
7.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Boorooma, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, with only 2.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Boorooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10499/boorooma/topic/health-disability