27.9%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bulloo · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Bulloo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 65% of residents in Bulloo report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthy, with very few people needing help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Asthma is the most common condition at 12.2%, while mental health conditions are well below the state and national rates at 5.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) 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 Bulloo, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 0.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it was 1.2%.
0.9% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Bulloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31750/bulloo/topic/health-disability