40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bunnan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bunnan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of chronic illness shapes daily life in Bunnan, where 40.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.9%, followed by mental health issues affecting 10.6% of residents. This mental health rate is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Bunnan, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (37%) and Two conditions (9%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Bunnan need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Bunnan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10686/bunnan/topic/health-disability