20.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boosey · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boosey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Boosey have remained strong, with very few residents reporting long-term illnesses. Only 20.4% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Residents here are much healthier than those in most other areas, with only 2.8% reporting a mental health condition compared to 8.8% across Australia. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 11.1%, while 60.2% of people report having no health conditions at all.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Boosey, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is largely independent in Boosey, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Boosey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20301/boosey/topic/health-disability