Burwood · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Burwood

Name: Health & Disability in Burwood — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A far lower rate of chronic illness marks Burwood, where only 14.4% of people report a long-term health condition. This is 13 percentage points below both the state and national figures, making it one of the healthiest areas at this level.

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📍 Burwood, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Very few residents live with long-term illness, with 78.1% reporting no conditions at all. This includes a mental health rate of 4.1%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Burwood, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 11%.

None 78.1% One condition 10.5% Two conditions 2.7% Three or more 1.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Burwood — Other condition leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Arthritis (14%).

Other condition 5.4% Mental health 4.1% Arthritis 3.4% Diabetes 3.4% Asthma 3.3% Heart disease 2.1% Cancer 1.6% Lung condition 0.6% Dementia 0.5% Stroke 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 4.0% of the population, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages of 5.8%.

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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/health-disability

Where Burwood sits — People with a long-term health condition