31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooklands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooklands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Brooklands, where 13.6% of residents live with the condition. Health challenges are more common here than in most other areas, with over 31% of the population managing a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 31.5% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.4% of the population.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Brooklands, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require extra help for 9.0% of people in Brooklands. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
9.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Brooklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30388/brooklands/topic/health-disability