23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Burwood report having no long-term health conditions. This means the suburb is much healthier than most similar areas, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness compared to the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.8% of the population, a rate about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Burwood, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
5.5% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20426/burwood/topic/health-disability