25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buln Buln · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buln Buln
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Buln Buln report long-term health struggles compared to most other areas. Only 25.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are less common here, with 6.7% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%. The most frequent long-term conditions are arthritis at 9.1% and asthma at 8.7%.
6.7%
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 Buln Buln, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 2.4% need help with basic activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.4% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Buln Buln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20390/buln-buln/topic/health-disability