27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boonarga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boonarga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people need daily help in Boonarga compared to the rest of the country. While long-term health conditions are common for the area, the most striking figure is that 13.5% of residents require assistance with daily activities, which is more than double the national rate.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27% of people have a long-term health condition, which is similar to the Australian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.8%, while no residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national levels.
0.0%
Lower 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 Boonarga, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is very high here. At 13.5%, Boonarga is among the highest areas at this level and sits well above the Queensland rate of 6%.
13.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Boonarga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30323/boonarga/topic/health-disability