37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bolwarrah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bolwarrah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are reported by 25% of people in Bolwarrah, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a significant health burden in the area, where long-term health issues are much more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 37.5% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 25%, followed by arthritis at 20.8% and asthma at 10.4%.
25.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Bolwarrah, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (33%) and Two conditions (10%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Bolwarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20275/bolwarrah/topic/health-disability