34.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barooga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Barooga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Barooga need help with daily activities now than in 2011, with the figure falling to 4.9%. While daily assistance needs have dropped, a high 34.4% of the community live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are more common here than in the state or national figures, with 12.6% of people having arthritis and 10.5% living with a mental health condition. Most residents have no long-term health issues, but 22.8% manage one condition.
10.5%
Higher than 59% of urban centre 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 Barooga, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is 4.9%, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 and is about the same as the state and national averages.
4.9% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Barooga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115009/barooga/topic/health-disability