19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burnbank · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burnbank
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health issues than usual mark daily life in Burnbank, where only 19.1% of people report a chronic condition. While this is well below the national figure, a high proportion of residents live with mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 17% of residents, which is well above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Heart disease is the next most common issue at 12.8%, followed by asthma and diabetes at 8.5% each.
17.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Burnbank, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 8.5% of the population, which is a little above the national average of 5.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
8.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Burnbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20416/burnbank/topic/health-disability