25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brookfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of long-term health issues defines Brookfield, where 25.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. Most residents enjoy good health, with 66.6% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 8.7%, followed by mental health conditions at 8.6%. The proportion of people with mental health issues is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Brookfield, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of residents need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
6.4% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20351/brookfield/topic/health-disability