31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buxton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Buxton than in most similar areas. While 31.6% of residents have a chronic condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is mostly driven by physical health rather than mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11%, with heart disease and asthma also common. In contrast, the 5.9% of people reporting a mental health condition is a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
5.9%
Lower than 70% 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 Buxton, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20431/buxton/topic/health-disability