33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brompton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brompton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Brompton, affecting 16.2% of residents. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a general trend where more people here live with chronic health problems compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little above the South Australian average. Mental health is the most frequent issue, followed by other conditions at 12.2% and asthma at 8.3%.
16.2%
Higher than 95% 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 Brompton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is among the highest for areas of this size, with 11.3% of people requiring support. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Brompton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40165/brompton/topic/health-disability