31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brunswick
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have become more prominent in Brunswick, where 31.7% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, marking the area as one with a higher burden of chronic illness than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, with 10.5% and 10.3% of residents affected respectively. This contributes to a mental health rate that is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Brunswick, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Brunswick need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure.
4.4% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50197/brunswick/topic/health-disability