24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brocklesby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brocklesby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Brocklesby live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of Australia. While 24.3% of residents report a chronic illness, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue, affecting 11% of people. While overall chronic illness is lower than the state average, the rate of mental health conditions is slightly above the New South Wales figure at 9.2%.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Brocklesby, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.0% ▲ +233.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Brocklesby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10581/brocklesby/topic/health-disability