36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Baroota · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Baroota
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Baroota live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While chronic physical health issues are common here, the need for daily assistance is remarkably low. This suggests a community that manages long-term illness without requiring significant help with everyday tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 36.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% seen across Australia. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, though mental health conditions are reported by only 5.8% of people, a figure well below the national level.
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 Baroota, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Baroota reported needing help with their daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Baroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40076/baroota/topic/health-disability