29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buln Buln East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buln Buln East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 30% of people in Buln Buln East live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While the area sees slightly higher rates of chronic illness than the state, mental health conditions are notably less common here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis (12.1%) and asthma (9.3%) being the most frequent. In contrast, only 6.0% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
6.0%
Lower than 69% 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 East, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of people in Buln Buln East need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.4% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20391/buln-buln-east/topic/health-disability