30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bracknell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bracknell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Bracknell report having no long-term health conditions. This means the local community is generally healthier than the state average, though it sits slightly above the national figure for long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.2% of residents, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.2%, while 7.9% of people live with a mental health condition, a rate well below the state average.
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 Bracknell, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Dailyly assistance is needed by 5.3% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.
5.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Bracknell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60065/bracknell/topic/health-disability