21.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Bourke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define North Bourke. Only 21% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is roughly the same as the state and national figures. Most residents are healthy, with 63.5% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 North Bourke, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here than in other areas, as only 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 North Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12995/north-bourke/topic/health-disability