34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boompa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boompa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Boompa have shifted over the last decade, with a now striking 34.8% of people living with a long-term health condition. This rate is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though very few residents actually require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and asthma each affecting 14.6% of the population. In contrast, the 5.6% of people with a mental health condition is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Boompa, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Boompa reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 6%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 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 Boompa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30320/boompa/topic/health-disability