30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bouldercombe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Bouldercombe have remained steady and consistent with wider trends. Around 30.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 54.3% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.7%, followed by asthma at 8.1%. While 7.9% of people have a mental health condition, this is a little below the Queensland rate of 9.6%.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Bouldercombe, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as only 4.6% of people need help with their everyday activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.6% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/health-disability