28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bulga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bulga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of disability defines Bulga, where fewer people need help with daily tasks than in the state or national average. About 28.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 13.2% of people, while 8.9% live with a mental health condition. Most residents report no long-term health problems at all, with 57.9% in this group.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Bulga, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Bulga need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Bulga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10648/bulga/topic/health-disability