25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooklet · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooklet
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Brooklet than in most similar areas. Only 25.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. This general trend of better health is also seen in the low number of people requiring daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.3% of people have a long-term health condition, and arthritis is the most common at 9.1%. Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Brooklet, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by only 2.8% of the population. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%, and is lower than most similar areas.
2.8% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Brooklet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10595/brooklet/topic/health-disability