34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bornholm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bornholm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Bornholm live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is most striking given that very few residents actually require daily help for their activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, far more than most other areas. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 11.8%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Bornholm, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 2.7% of people in Bornholm need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Bornholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50157/bornholm/topic/health-disability