40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bungal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bungal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Bungal have shifted over the last decade, with a significant number of residents now managing chronic illness. Over 40% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Heart disease is the most common long-term condition at 15.6%, followed by arthritis and cancer at 9.4% each. While chronic illness is common, 0.0% of residents reported a mental health condition, which is well below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bungal, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed independently by almost everyone here. No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Bungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20402/bungal/topic/health-disability