32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bororen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bororen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Bororen than in most similar areas. While 32.3% of residents report a long-term condition, the number of people with mental health issues is notably lower than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national average, with arthritis and asthma being the most common. This is partly explained by the fact that 5.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
5.8%
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 Bororen, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Bororen need some help with daily activities, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Bororen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30337/bororen/topic/health-disability