22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Busbys Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Busbys Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Busbys Flat have shifted, with a notably low number of long-term illnesses compared to the rest of the country. Only 22.8% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, and notably, no residents reported a mental health condition. Diabetes is the most frequent long-term illness at 8.8%, while over half of the population has no long-term health conditions at all.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Busbys Flat, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, people needing help with daily activities make up 12.3% of the population. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
12.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Busbys Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10719/busbys-flat/topic/health-disability