25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brightly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brightly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness or disability in Brightly than in most other areas. Only 25% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population where few people require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.8% of residents, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 17.3%, followed by diabetes at 9.6%.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Brightly, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Brightly reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Brightly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30372/brightly/topic/health-disability