30.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bruthen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bruthen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Bruthen (L) report long-term health conditions compared to most similar areas. While 30.5% of the community lives with a health issue, this is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are a particular point of note here, with 11.1% of residents affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.1%, which is higher than most areas and the national figure. Arthritis and asthma follow closely at 9.6% each, while 60.1% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
11.1%
Higher than 67% 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 Bruthen, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.7% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Bruthen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221010/bruthen/topic/health-disability