36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brightwaters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brightwaters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness marks Brightwaters, where 36.8% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Health challenges are common here, with a significant number of residents managing both physical and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common than in most areas, particularly arthritis (13.4%) and mental health issues (11.9%). The rate of mental health conditions is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Brightwaters, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is also much more common here than in most similar areas. At 7.4%, this is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ +86.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Brightwaters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10567/brightwaters/topic/health-disability