Braemar · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Braemar

Name: Health & Disability in Braemar — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Over 71% of people in Braemar report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy community, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness compared to most other areas in the country.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes lower rates of mental health conditions at 6.5%, while asthma and arthritis are the most common reports.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Braemar, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 71.1% One condition 15.9% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Braemar splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Arthritis (19%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 7.8% Arthritis 7.1% Mental health 6.5% Other condition 5.8% Diabetes 3.5% Cancer 2.5% Heart disease 2.4% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.

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 Braemar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10542/braemar/topic/health-disability

Where Braemar sits — People with a long-term health condition