26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brigadoon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brigadoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better than average health outcomes define daily life for many in Brigadoon, where only 3.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is a lower figure than most similar areas, with the majority of residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and similar to the Western Australian figure. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 8.1%, while mental health conditions affect 7.9% of the population.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Brigadoon, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People requiring help with daily tasks make up 3.5% of the population. This is a little below the state and national figures, and lower than most other similar areas.
3.5% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Brigadoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50181/brigadoon/topic/health-disability