29.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buninyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Buninyong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Buninyong sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. While most residents are healthy, 29.3% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.4% of people, followed by mental health conditions at 9.1%. About 63.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Buninyong, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most other areas and the national figure. However, this need has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +65.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011005/buninyong/topic/health-disability