26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burakin · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A staggering 23.3% of people in Burakin live with a mental health condition, which is far above the national figure. While most residents are healthy, those who do have health issues often face multiple challenges at once.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, followed by diabetes at 16.7%. While overall health is slightly better than the national average, 20% of people are managing three or more conditions.
26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
23.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Burakin, None is the majority at 73%; Three or more is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Burakin reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Burakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50215/burakin/topic/health-disability