32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boyup Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boyup Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Boyup Brook live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most other areas, affecting daily life for many residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 32.7% of people here, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.7%, followed by mental health conditions which affect 10.1% of the population.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Boyup Brook, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require extra help for 6.4% of residents. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the state figure of 4.6%.
6.4% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/topic/health-disability