68.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bryden · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bryden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life is impacted by significant health challenges in Bryden, where 68.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Cancer and mental health conditions are common here, with 40.9% and 31.8% of people reporting them respectively. The rate of mental health conditions is far above the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
31.8%
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 →Bryden splits fairly evenly between None (42%) and One condition (39%), with Two conditions at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
These health struggles are reflected in the high need for support, as 27.3% of people require help with daily activities. This is far above the Australian average of 5.8%.
27.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Bryden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30398/bryden/topic/health-disability