35.7%
Higher than 99% 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 one in three people in Bounded Locality live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This suggests a higher demand for health services across the area, where 35.7% of residents manage ongoing illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 11.1% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 14.2%, followed by asthma at 9.1%.
11.1%
Higher than 78% 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 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.0% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%. This need for support is much higher than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 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/SOS62/bounded-locality/topic/health-disability