40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bulahdelah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bulahdelah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Bulahdelah live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. About 40.6% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a significant health gap for the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.9% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18.3%, while 7.3% of people live with three or more health issues.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Bulahdelah, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 12.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
12.5% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Bulahdelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10646/bulahdelah/topic/health-disability