30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brinkley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brinkley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living with long-term health issues is more common in Brinkley than in most other areas, affecting 30.8% of people. While these rates are well above the national figure, the area reports a remarkably low rate of mental health conditions. This suggests a health profile where physical ailments are the primary concern for residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.3% of people. While 30.8% of residents have a chronic health issue, only 2.8% report a mental health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Brinkley, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life requires more support here than in most similar areas, with 5.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This figure is about the same as the national average.
5.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Brinkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40162/brinkley/topic/health-disability