25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gerogery · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gerogery
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.1% of people in Gerogery have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. This means the vast majority of residents live without a chronic health issue. The community is generally healthier than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with asthma being the most reported at 10.1%. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure, affecting 6.1% of people.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Gerogery, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Gerogery compared to New South Wales and Australia, with 4.2% requiring assistance. This figure sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.2% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Gerogery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11609/gerogery/topic/health-disability