35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bolgart · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bolgart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Bolgart, where over a third of residents now live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.2% of people, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are also more common here at 13.3%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Bolgart, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.9% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Bolgart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50140/bolgart/topic/health-disability