28.7%
Higher than 57% 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.
More than half of the people in Bounded Locality report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a health profile that is largely typical for Australia, with most residents living without chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Arthritis is the most common of these, affecting 9.8% of residents, while mental health conditions are reported by 8.0%.
8.0%
Lower than 57% 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 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.3% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. This is an increase of 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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/SOS52/bounded-locality/topic/health-disability