40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooweena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooweena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness marks Brooweena, where 40.7% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and is among the highest across similar areas. While many face long-term health issues, those needing daily help are fewer than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 19.8%, followed by diabetes at 12.1%. Mental health conditions are reported by 6.6% of residents, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Brooweena, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Brooweena need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and is lower than most similar areas.
3.3% ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Brooweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30392/brooweena/topic/health-disability