31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brookfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Brookfield, affecting 11.6% of residents. Overall, the area faces more health challenges than most similar places, with 31.7% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. While arthritis and asthma are common, the 8.5% of residents with a mental health condition is about the same as the Australian average.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Brookfield, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.0% of people needing assistance with everyday activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
4.0% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10593/brookfield/topic/health-disability