25.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buln Buln · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Buln Buln
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of people in Buln Buln (L) report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with a typical resident less likely to live with a chronic illness or need daily help than those in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 9.5%, while mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population.
8.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Buln Buln, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is among the lowest for similar areas at 2.3%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and has fallen sharply by 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
2.3% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Buln Buln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222011/buln-buln/topic/health-disability