26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bowen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bowen Mountain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bowen Mountain than in most similar areas. While the general health of the community is good, the rate of mental health conditions is slightly higher than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.9% of the population.
9.9%
Higher than 68% 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 Bowen Mountain, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the rest of the state, with 4.4% of residents requiring assistance compared to the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10526/bowen-mountain/topic/health-disability