30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shannon Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shannon Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health issues in Shannon Brook, where 30.8% of residents report a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many struggle with physical health, mental health conditions are much less common here than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.6%, followed by heart disease and asthma. While long-term health issues are high, only 5.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Shannon Brook, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger proportion of residents here than in most areas. Around 8.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the state and national figures of 5.8%.
8.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Shannon Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13540/shannon-brook/topic/health-disability