33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brentwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brentwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health conditions than the national figure marks Brentwood, where 33.8% of residents live with a chronic illness. While many struggle with long-term health, the area has very few people requiring daily help or living with mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 23.9% of people. Overall, 33.8% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%, though the 5.6% rate of mental health conditions is well below the national average.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Brentwood, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Brentwood reported needing help with daily activities, a result that is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40157/brentwood/topic/health-disability