30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Branxton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Branxton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Branxton now live with long-term health issues than in the past, with 30.5% of residents reporting a lasting condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While most people here have no long-term health issues, arthritis and mental health are the most common conditions reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.3%, followed by asthma at 9.2%.
9.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality 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 Branxton, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.3% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Branxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10546/branxton/topic/health-disability