36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bray Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bray Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Bray Park involves managing a health struggle, as 36.4% of people live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health challenges are particularly common here, with nearly 15% of residents reporting such a condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.8% of people, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term health issues include arthritis (11.6%), asthma (10.1%), and heart disease (5.5%).
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Bray Park, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas. About 8.6% of people require this support, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
8.6% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10549/bray-park/topic/health-disability