25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buchan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buchan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher than most areas, 8% of people in Buchan need help with daily activities. While these needs are more common here, residents generally report fewer long-term health conditions than the state or national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common reported condition at 8%, while mental health conditions are a little lower than the Victorian average at 7%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Buchan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most similar areas. At 8%, this is a little above the 5.9% figure for Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
8.0% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Buchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20366/buchan/topic/health-disability