30.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burrawang · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Burrawang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Burrawang report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out as having fewer health issues than most similar places, though 30% of residents still live with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.1%, while mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.2%.
5.2%
Lower than 89% 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 Burrawang, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3% of people in Burrawang need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
3.0% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122029/burrawang/topic/health-disability