15.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brabham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brabham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 80% of people in Brabham report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region, with far fewer residents facing chronic illness or mental health struggles than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national rate, affecting 6.0% of the population.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Brabham, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 1.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% national figure.
1.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Brabham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50173/brabham/topic/health-disability