22.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bokarina · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bokarina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness than most similar areas define Bokarina, where only 22.2% of people report a long-term health condition. This is well below both the Queensland figure of 28.8% and the national average. Most residents here enjoy good health, with nearly 70% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma (6.3%) and arthritis (6.2%).
8.3%
Higher than 51% 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 Bokarina, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
3.7% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Bokarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30302/bokarina/topic/health-disability