24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bucasia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bucasia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Bucasia compared to most other areas. Only 24.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend suggests a healthier-than-average population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and asthma are the most common long-term conditions, each affecting 8.2% of people. Overall, 62.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Bucasia, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. Only 3.7% of people in Bucasia require this assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Bucasia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30402/bucasia/topic/health-disability