20.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boxwood Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boxwood Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of mental health conditions than most areas defines the health profile of Boxwood Hill. While 12.1% of people live with a mental health condition, the area is otherwise very healthy, with only 20.9% of residents reporting any long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern here, appearing well above the national figure of 8.8%. Conversely, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is well below the Western Australian average, with 73.6% of people reporting no conditions at all.
12.1%
Higher than 84% 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 Boxwood Hill, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Boxwood Hill need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Boxwood Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50167/boxwood-hill/topic/health-disability