32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brays Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brays Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.8% of people in Brays Creek live with a long-term health condition. This represents a significant gap compared to the rest of New South Wales. These health challenges are common across the area, with mental health and arthritis being frequently reported issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.4% of residents. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 15.1% and asthma at 11.8%.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Brays Creek, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Brays Creek need help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Brays Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10550/brays-creek/topic/health-disability