23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brookvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brookvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health conditions than the national average defines Brookvale, where only 23.7% of people report a chronic illness. This is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents here live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall health is strong, 9.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. This is the most common long-term condition reported, followed by asthma at 7.2% and arthritis at 5.5%.
9.1%
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 Brookvale, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with 4.6% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
4.6% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Brookvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10598/brookvale/topic/health-disability