42.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cullen Bullen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cullen Bullen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health conditions in Cullen Bullen than in most other similar areas. About 42.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a distinct health profile for the locality despite a relatively low need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 19.7% of people, followed by asthma at 12.8%. Mental health conditions are a little above the national figure at 10.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 55% 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 Cullen Bullen, None is the majority at 53%; Two conditions is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Cullen Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122044/cullen-bullen/topic/health-disability