19.1%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boggabilla · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Boggabilla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health problems in Boggabilla compared to most similar areas. Only 19.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6% of people. The most frequent long-term health issues reported are diabetes at 6.2% and asthma at 6%.
6.0%
Lower than 86% 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 Boggabilla, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.9%, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.9% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 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 Boggabilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121008/boggabilla/topic/health-disability