30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brunswick West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brunswick West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of mental health issues than most similar areas define the health profile of Brunswick West. While 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the most striking figure is the 14.3% who report a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue here at 14.3%, followed by asthma at 10.0%. Most people have no long-term health problems, but 22% of the population lives with one condition.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Brunswick West, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Brunswick West need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Brunswick West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20363/brunswick-west/topic/health-disability