24.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buckley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buckley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthier-than-average profile defines Buckley, where long-term health conditions are less common than in most other areas. Only 24.6% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 8.8%, while 7.5% of people live with a mental health condition. This is a little below the state and national figures of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 57% 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 Buckley, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Buckley need help with daily activities, at just 1.3%. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Buckley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20369/buckley/topic/health-disability