28.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bracknell · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bracknell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Bracknell compared to the state average. While 28.8% of residents live with a long-term condition, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with arthritis (9.4%) and mental health (8.7%) being the most frequent. This is reflected in the fact that 62.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Bracknell, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.4% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
6.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Bracknell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622003/bracknell/topic/health-disability