21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boatswain Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boatswain Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.7% of people in Boatswain Point report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. While overall health is strong, mental health conditions are notably more common here than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 15.2% of residents, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by arthritis at 13.0%.
15.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Boatswain Point, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Boatswain Point reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 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 Boatswain Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40130/boatswain-point/topic/health-disability