31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Briagolong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Briagolong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Briagolong, where 31.7% of residents live with a chronic condition. This figure is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. While many people face health challenges, others remain healthy, with 59.5% of the population reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues, affecting 11.6% and 10.2% of people respectively. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the community, which 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 Briagolong, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population. This is a little below both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Briagolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20330/briagolong/topic/health-disability