40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brigooda · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brigooda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking number of people in Brigooda now live with long-term health challenges compared to previous years. About 40% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is mirrored in the amount of help people need for their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 28% of people reporting a mental health condition—far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. While 60% of residents have no long-term health issues, 20% of the population manage two conditions at once.
28.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Brigooda, None is the majority at 63%; Two conditions is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for many here, as 12% of people need assistance with everyday activities. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
12.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Brigooda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30375/brigooda/topic/health-disability