24.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burringbar · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Burringbar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Burringbar than in most other areas. Only 24% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a clear gap in health outcomes compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 8.8%, followed by arthritis at 8.3%. Overall, the area is healthier than most, with 63.8% of people reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre 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 Burringbar, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of residents need help with their daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Burringbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121016/burringbar/topic/health-disability