36.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Booval · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Booval
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in North Booval over the last decade. About 36.9% of people now live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 16.7% of residents. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 13.8% and arthritis at 9.2%, while over a third of the population lives with at least one chronic health problem.
16.7%
Higher than 96% 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 North Booval, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 9.8% of people in North Booval who need assistance with their everyday activities. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia.
9.8% ▲ +85.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 North Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32168/north-booval/topic/health-disability