30.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooklyn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30% of people in Brooklyn live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This means nearly one in three residents manages an ongoing health issue as part of their daily life. Most people here have no long-term conditions, but those who do typically deal with just one.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 9.5%, followed by mental health and asthma. While 8.7% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national figure.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Brooklyn, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Brooklyn need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.4% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10596/brooklyn/topic/health-disability