20.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burroway · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burroway
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of chronic illness than the state average defines Burroway, where only 20.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as significantly healthier than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 69% reporting none at all.
5.8%
Lower than 71% 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 Burroway, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Burroway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10712/burroway/topic/health-disability