30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boya · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boya
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Boya live with a long-term health condition than in most similar areas. About 30.8% of residents have a chronic health issue, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 9.9%, followed by mental health issues at 9.4%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the Western Australian average.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Boya, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of people in Boya need help with their daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the figures for both the state and Australia.
2.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Boya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50168/boya/topic/health-disability