18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boro · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boro
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health conditions marks Boro, where only 18.6% of people live with such a struggle. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, a higher proportion of residents require help with daily tasks compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 7.2%, while 70.1% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Boro, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite having fewer chronic health conditions, 8.2% of people in Boro need help with daily activities. This is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
8.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10512/boro/topic/health-disability