24.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Boston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Boston (L) than in most other areas. Only 24.1% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with a notably high level of general wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the state and national figures, affecting just 4.9% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 9.5%, followed by asthma at 6.7%.
4.9%
Lower than 90% 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 Boston, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian average. This is a major drop from 2011, when 17% of the population required such assistance.
2.6% ▼ -84.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/health-disability