33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brooks Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brooks Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better than average daily independence defines Brooks Bay, where not a single person reports needing help with everyday activities. While long-term health issues are more common than in most of Australia, the community generally manages these conditions without requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 27.5%, though mental health conditions are reported by 7.8% of residents, a rate well below the state average.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Brooks Bay, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas, with 0.0% of residents requiring assistance compared to 5.8% nationally.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Brooks Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60081/brooks-bay/topic/health-disability