29.5%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bright · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bright
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Bright report having no long-term health conditions. This means the community is generally healthier than most similar areas, with a very low number of residents needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.4%, while mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, a little below the Australian average.
7.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre 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 Bright, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 1.4 percentage points since 2011 and remains a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
3.4% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215015/bright/topic/health-disability