Buxton · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Buxton

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

About the same as most similar areas, Buxton sees 28.7% of its residents living with a long-term health condition. While general health is typical, mental health challenges are more common here than in most other areas.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 9.7% of people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 9.3% and arthritis at 8.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Buxton, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 63.1% One condition 21.0% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Buxton splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 19%.

Mental health 9.7% Other condition 9.5% Asthma 9.3% Arthritis 8.5% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 1.7% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily activity assistance is needed by 4.8% of residents. This is about the same as the national and state figures 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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10724/buxton/topic/health-disability

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