40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gidginbung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gidginbung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Recent health data shows Gidginbung is struggling with chronic illness, as the number of people with long-term health conditions has risen. Over 40% of residents now live with a long-term health issue, which is far higher than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 15.9% of people. While 40.6% of residents have a chronic condition—well above the national figure of 27.7%—those with mental health conditions (5.8%) are slightly less common than in most other areas.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Gidginbung, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Almost no one in Gidginbung needs help with daily activities. At 0.0%, this is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Gidginbung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11619/gidginbung/topic/health-disability