33.8%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brighton · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Brighton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Brighton involves managing ongoing health needs, with 33.8% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health challenges are particularly striking here, as 13.2% of residents report such a condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 13.2%, followed by arthritis and asthma. This rate is among the highest at this level and well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Over a third of the population manages at least one health issue.
13.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 Brighton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 7.6% of people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national rate of 5.8% and has risen 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
7.6% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/health-disability