24.4%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gosnells · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Gosnells
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gosnells than in most other areas. Just 24.4% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health, where Gosnells also reports lower rates than the state and country averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 7.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, and the few who do typically manage just one condition.
7.2%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Gosnells, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people in Gosnells need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure, although the need for assistance has risen since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50604/gosnells/topic/health-disability