25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buchanan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buchanan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.6% of people in Buchanan have no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most, though a higher share of residents live with mental health challenges compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While the 25.9% of residents with a long-term health condition is a little below the national figure, mental health issues are more common here than in most areas at 10.4%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 9.0% and asthma at 8.5%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Buchanan, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.5% of people requiring support. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
7.5% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Buchanan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10625/buchanan/topic/health-disability