33.5%
Higher than 86% of section of state areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Health & Disability in Bounded Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Bounded Locality, where 33.5% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with arthritis and mental health being the most common issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.5% of the population, with arthritis (12.4%) and asthma (9.6%) appearing frequently. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, at 9.9% compared to 8.8% nationally.
9.9%
Higher than 64% of section of state 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 Bounded Locality, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.3% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen since 2011 and is now slightly above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 76% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS12/bounded-locality/topic/health-disability