24.2%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bulimba · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Bulimba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents in Bulimba struggle with long-term health issues compared to most other areas. Only 24.2% of people live with a long-term condition, a figure well below both the Queensland and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The most common long-term health issues here are mental health (9.0%) and asthma (7.6%). While the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the rest of the country, nearly 70% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.0%
Higher than 51% of state electorate 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 Bulimba, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
3.6% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Bulimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30008/bulimba/topic/health-disability