24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bourke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Bourke than in most similar areas. Long-term health conditions affect 24.8% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to other regions of a similar type.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.4% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Among those with long-term illnesses, asthma is the most common at 9.1%, followed by arthritis and mental health at 6.4% each.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Bourke, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Bourke need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
5.4% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10520/bourke/topic/health-disability