36.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Booral · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Booral
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support defines health in Booral (L), where the share of people needing help with daily tasks rose by 5.4 percentage points since 2011. This area faces significant health challenges, with 36.2% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well above the national figure of 27.7%, and mental health conditions are much higher than most areas at 12.7%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.3% of the population.
12.7%
Higher than 84% 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 Booral, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are much higher than in most areas, with 9.7% of people requiring help. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0% and has more than doubled since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +124.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Booral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321020/booral/topic/health-disability