32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brucknell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brucknell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Managing long-term illness is a common part of life in Brucknell, where 32.3% of people live with a health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health conditions being particularly more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 11.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Asthma (12.6%) and arthritis (10.2%) are also frequent, though most people here report having no long-term health issues at all.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Brucknell, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, no one in Brucknell reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Brucknell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20359/brucknell/topic/health-disability