18.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bruarong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bruarong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 71% of residents in Bruarong report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other regions, with a very low rate of chronic illness compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian average of 27.4%. This includes very few mental health conditions, while cancer and arthritis are the most common reported illnesses.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bruarong, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the overall good health of the area, 8.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and higher than most similar areas.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Bruarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20358/bruarong/topic/health-disability