25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buccan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buccan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.4% of people in Buccan report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure. This makes the area healthier than most similar places. While a small number of residents still require daily help, overall health levels remain strong.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here than in most areas, with arthritis and mental health conditions both affecting 7.7% of the population. Most residents are healthy, as 65.7% report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Buccan, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Buccan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30404/buccan/topic/health-disability