26.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bowen Mountain · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bowen Mountain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67% of residents in Bowen Mountain report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is much healthier than most similar places, with only 26.3% of people living with a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 9.0% and arthritis at 6.0%.
10.1%
Higher than 54% 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 Bowen Mountain, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.7% of people in Bowen Mountain need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115025/bowen-mountain/topic/health-disability