28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boorcan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boorcan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Boorcan is marked by a relatively healthy population, with only 2.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, though a higher-than-average number of residents live with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.9% of residents, while arthritis is also a frequent issue at 9.9%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Boorcan, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Far fewer people in Boorcan need help with daily tasks compared to the rest of the state. At 2.8%, this is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
2.8% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Boorcan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20294/boorcan/topic/health-disability