35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boomer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boomer Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more common in Boomer Bay, where 35.9% of people now live with a chronic condition. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 27.7%. While overall health is a concern, mental health figures here remain lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than across Australia, with the most frequent being other conditions, arthritis, and mental health. While 35.9% of residents have a chronic condition, only 7.7% report a mental health issue, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 11.5%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Boomer Bay, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.8% of people in Boomer Bay need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Boomer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60062/boomer-bay/topic/health-disability