32.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Busselton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Busselton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Busselton sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability, though long-term health issues are more common here than across the state. About 32.3% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.4%, followed by mental health at 10.0%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above both the state and national figures.
10.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Busselton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.4% of residents, a figure that is a little above the state average. This need for assistance has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512002/busselton/topic/health-disability