38.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buff Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buff Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 38% of people in Buff Point live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of chronic illness is matched by a significantly higher number of residents reporting mental health challenges compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with 38.4% of residents affected—11 percentage points higher than the national figure. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 14%, followed by mental health at 12.2%, which is well above the state and national rates.
12.2%
Higher than 85% 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 Buff Point, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the state and national averages, 7.5% of people in Buff Point need some help with their daily activities. This is much higher than the figure seen in most similar areas.
7.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 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 Buff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10642/buff-point/topic/health-disability