25.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brownlow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brownlow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A surprising gap in health outcomes defines Brownlow, where long-term illness is much less common than in the rest of the state. Only 25.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
No residents reported having a mental health condition, a result well below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, the most common are other conditions at 14.0% and arthritis at 11.6%.
0.0%
Lower 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 →In Brownlow, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 11.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the South Australian figure of 6.7% and among the highest for similar areas.
11.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Brownlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40171/brownlow/topic/health-disability