34.5%
Higher than 92% 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.
Well above the national figure, 34.5% of people in Bounded Locality live with a long-term health condition. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile. It is much higher than most similar areas across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common ailment here, affecting 12.9% of residents. Mental health conditions are also more common than in most areas, with 9.9% of people affected, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%.
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 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.0% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
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/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/health-disability