34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Browns Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Browns Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people than usual live with a long-term health condition in Browns Plains, with 34.3% of residents affected. This is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While many struggle with chronic illness, the need for daily assistance remains relatively low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a much higher rate of long-term health conditions than most similar places. This includes 8.1% of people with asthma and another 8.1% with mental health conditions, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Browns Plains, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20357/browns-plains/topic/health-disability