38.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooms Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooms Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 38% of people in Brooms Head live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This indicates a community with significant health needs compared to other similar areas. Most of these issues are chronic, with arthritis and asthma being the most common reported conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, sitting 11 points higher than the New South Wales and Australian figures. While 52.8% of people have no long-term conditions, 8.1% live with three or more. Mental health conditions affect 8.9% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Brooms Head, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 7% of people in Brooms Head need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the national and state figures of 5.8% and is much higher than what is seen in most similar areas.
7.0% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Brooms Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10600/brooms-head/topic/health-disability