35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Borung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Borung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Borung are living with long-term health issues now than in previous years. Over a third of the population—35.6%—deal with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the local health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.2%, while 6.8% of residents have asthma. Interestingly, the 6.8% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 8.8%.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Borung, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher number of locals than in most areas. Those needing help with daily activities make up 8.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Borung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20305/borung/topic/health-disability