22.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bostobrick · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bostobrick
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Bostobrick than in most other areas. Only 22% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The most common long-term health issues are arthritis (9.1%) and mental health conditions (7.6%). While mental health rates are about the same as the state average, 66.7% of people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Bostobrick, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 5.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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).
More for Bostobrick
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Bostobrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10514/bostobrick/topic/health-disability