31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Booralaming · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Booralaming
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Booralaming is marked by a high rate of health challenges, with 31.8% of residents living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The most striking issue is mental health, which affects far more people here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 22.7% of people—far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Roughly 31.8% of residents also have asthma, and over a quarter of the population manages two long-term health conditions.
22.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Booralaming, None is the majority at 55%; Two conditions is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite these health challenges, no one in Booralaming reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Booralaming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50149/booralaming/topic/health-disability