26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bovell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bovell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67% of people in Bovell report having no long-term health conditions. This makes Bovell a healthier place than most similar areas, with a lower rate of chronic illness than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state average. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.9%, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Bovell, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.2% of the population. This is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure.
4.2% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Bovell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50162/bovell/topic/health-disability