43.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brownsville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brownsville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the highest in its class for health challenges, Brownsville sees 43.7% of its people living with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health and arthritis are common struggles here, contributing to a high overall need for care.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16.0% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. This contributes to a high total of long-term health issues, with 12.0% of people managing two conditions and 6.5% dealing with three or more.
16.0%
Higher than 94% 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 Brownsville, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 8.4% of people, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.4% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Brownsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10609/brownsville/topic/health-disability