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Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Most people in Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) report having no long-term health conditions, with 62.5% of the population healthy in this regard. This creates a community where long-term illness and daily care needs are lower than in many other similar areas.

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📍 Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part), Urban Centre

Where Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) — lower than 76% of areas.

Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part)27.3%
2738, NSW 25.0%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 27.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 9.4%, while mental health conditions affect 8.0% of people.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 62.5% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Mental health (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Asthma 9.4% Mental health 8.0% Arthritis 7.3% Other condition 7.2% Diabetes 4.1% Heart disease 3.3% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and national averages. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.6%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% ▼ -12.7%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

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 Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112013/mildura-buronga/topic/health-disability