23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bunjil · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bunjil
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Bunjil than in the rest of the country. Only 23.0% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to both Western Australia and the wider Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most similar areas, with asthma (14.8%) and arthritis (13.1%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also lower than the national average at 6.6%, and 55.7% of people report having no long-term health condition at all.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Bunjil, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national figure.
4.9% ▲ +293.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Bunjil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50213/bunjil/topic/health-disability