27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bracalba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bracalba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of mental health conditions marks Bracalba compared to most similar areas. While 12.4% of residents report such a condition, the overall number of people with long-term health issues is about the same as the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.4% of people, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 10.3% and arthritis at 7.2%, though most residents (68%) report having no long-term health issues.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Bracalba, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Bracalba need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% typical across Australia.
3.1% ▲ —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Bracalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30351/bracalba/topic/health-disability