23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buchan South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buchan South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of residents live with long-term health issues in Buchan South compared to other areas. Only 23.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than seen across most of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 2.9% of people here have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Victorian average of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 13.7%, while 73.5% of all residents report having no conditions at all.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 South, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 8.8% of people in Buchan South need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and is well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20367/buchan-south/topic/health-disability