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Health & Disability in Busby

Name: Health & Disability in Busby — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A much higher share of people need help with daily activities in Busby compared to the rest of the country. While 9.0% of residents require this assistance—well above the national figure of 5.8%—the overall rate of long-term health conditions is lower than in most other areas.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure of 27.7%. The most common long-term conditions reported are asthma at 8.9% and arthritis at 8.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Busby, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 59.1% One condition 16.5% Two conditions 5.9% Three or more 4.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Busby splits fairly evenly between Asthma (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Asthma 8.9% Arthritis 8.3% Other condition 7.7% Mental health 7.5% Diabetes 7.2% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 9.0% of the population, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and national average 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 Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/health-disability

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