18.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boscabel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boscabel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18.3% of people in Boscabel report a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a very high proportion of residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with arthritis and heart disease being the most reported. Notably, no residents reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Boscabel, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the generally good health of the area, 5.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
5.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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).
More for Boscabel
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Boscabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50158/boscabel/topic/health-disability