25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boulia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boulia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Boulia than in most similar areas. Only 25.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend of better-than-average health is seen across both physical and mental health markers.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.8% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is well below the national average of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes are the most common, each affecting 5.7% of the population.
4.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Boulia, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 1.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
1.0% ▼ -77.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30340/boulia/topic/health-disability