30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buccarumbi · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people need help with daily activities in Buccarumbi than the national average. While 30% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, the area reports a very low rate of mental health conditions.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 33.3% of those with conditions, while 0% reported a mental health condition.
30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Buccarumbi, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (33%) and Three or more (19%).
People needing help with daily activities.
One in five people in Buccarumbi need help with daily activities, a figure that is far above the 5.8% seen across both the state and Australia.
20.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Buccarumbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10624/buccarumbi/topic/health-disability