26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bullengarook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bullengarook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health patterns in Bullengarook have remained steady over the last decade, with few major shifts in how residents fare. About 26.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most other areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 9.9%. Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of residents, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 51% 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 Bullengarook, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Bullengarook need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the Victorian average of 5.9%.
4.6% ▲ +363.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Bullengarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20387/bullengarook/topic/health-disability