29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Briar Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 29.7% of people in Briar Hill live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Overall, the community's health and disability patterns are around the middle compared to similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 29.7% of residents, with arthritis and mental health being the most common at 9.1% each. Most people here have no long-term health conditions, while 20.8% live with one.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Briar Hill, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.5% of the population. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
4.5% ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/health-disability