40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boreen Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boreen Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Boreen Point, where long-term health conditions are now far more common than the national figure. Around 40.4% of residents live with a long-term health issue, a rate significantly higher than across Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 16.2%, while mental health conditions affect 13.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Over half of residents report no long-term health issues, though 13.4% manage two or more conditions.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Boreen Point, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for a larger share of people here than in most areas, with 8.4% needing assistance. This is a little above the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
8.4% ▲ +262.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Boreen Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30335/boreen-point/topic/health-disability