30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buninyong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buninyong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average marks Buninyong, where 30.3% of people live with a chronic condition. While most residents are healthy, there is a notable presence of mental health conditions compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.4% of residents, while arthritis is the most reported condition at 9.8%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Buninyong, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.8% of the population, a figure that is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
4.8% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20409/buninyong/topic/health-disability