22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buckendoon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buckendoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Buckendoon show a community with fewer long-term illnesses than most, though a small number of people require significant support. Only 22.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of the population, putting Buckendoon around the middle compared to similar areas. Overall, the vast majority of people here have no long-term health issues, with 79.2% reporting none.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Buckendoon, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.3% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Buckendoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10630/buckendoon/topic/health-disability