37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brightview · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brightview
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Brightview involves a higher burden of illness and disability than in most other areas. About 37.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a significant need for health support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with asthma (14.4%) and mental health conditions (12.8%) being the most reported. Mental health struggles are well above the Australian average, and over a quarter of residents live with two or more long-term conditions.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Brightview, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Brightview than in similar areas. At 9.8%, this is well above the 5.8% figure seen across Australia.
9.8% ▲ +81.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Brightview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30374/brightview/topic/health-disability