24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burnley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burnley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Burnley than the national average, with only 24.4% of residents reporting a chronic condition. While this is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%, there is a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.3% of people, which is a little above the state and national figures of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.4% and arthritis at 6.2%, though 66.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Burnley, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
3.1% ▲ +132.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Burnley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20418/burnley/topic/health-disability