34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bowhill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bowhill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues marks Bowhill compared to the rest of the country. While 34.6% of people live with a chronic condition—well above the national figure of 27.7%—no one in the area reported needing help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with 11% of residents living with a mental health condition. Other frequent reports include general health issues at 10.2% and arthritis at 8.7%.
11.0%
Higher 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 Bowhill, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, Bowhill is an outlier for independence, as 0.0% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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 Bowhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40148/bowhill/topic/health-disability