30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boyanup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boyanup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.4% of people in Boyanup live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%, though it is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents report no chronic health issues, but arthritis is the most common condition affecting the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in the state and national figures, with arthritis affecting 11.4% of people. Meanwhile, 8.2% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Boyanup, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +75.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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 Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50169/boyanup/topic/health-disability