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Gillieston Heights · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Gillieston Heights

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

More people in Gillieston Heights now report long-term health issues than in previous years. A significant 31% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is particularly evident in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Gillieston Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Gillieston Heights sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gillieston Heights — higher than 61% of areas.

Gillieston Heights31.0%
2321, NSW 32.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 13.7% of residents—a rate well above the 8.8% national average. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 10.9% and arthritis at 7.2%, with 21.6% of people managing one long-term illness.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gillieston Heights, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 62.4% One condition 21.6% Two conditions 6.4% Three or more 3.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Gillieston Heights, the largest group is Mental health at 26%, followed by Asthma (21%) and Other condition (15%).

Mental health 13.7% Asthma 10.9% Other condition 8.0% Arthritis 7.2% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.5% of people in Gillieston Heights need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales state figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.5% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Gillieston Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11628/gillieston-heights/topic/health-disability