37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brodies Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brodies Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Chronic health issues are common in Brodies Plains, where 37.5% of residents live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting a higher burden of illness for the local population than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in New South Wales, with arthritis (23.2%) and asthma (16.1%) being the most reported. In contrast, the 5.4% of people with a mental health condition is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Brodies Plains, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Brodies Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10583/brodies-plains/topic/health-disability