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Freshwater - Brookvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Freshwater - Brookvale

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Nearly three quarters of people in Freshwater - Brookvale report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Freshwater - Brookvale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Freshwater - Brookvale sits — People with a long-term health condition

20.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Freshwater - Brookvale — lower than 87% of areas.

Freshwater - Brookvale20.7%
2096, NSW 19.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 20.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little lower than the Australian average, affecting 6% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Freshwater - Brookvale, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 73.3% One condition 15.9% Two conditions 3.5% Three or more 1.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Freshwater - Brookvale splits fairly evenly between Asthma (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 18%.

Asthma 6.5% Mental health 6.0% Other condition 5.7% Arthritis 5.3% Heart disease 2.5% Cancer 2.3% Diabetes 2.3% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Just 2.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.7%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.8% ▲ +3.6%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Freshwater - Brookvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031429/freshwater-brookvale/topic/health-disability