38.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gloucester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Gloucester than in the rest of the state. Nearly 39% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is 11 to 12 percentage points above the national and state figures. This creates a significant health gap compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.7%, while 10.6% of people live with a mental health condition, a figure a little above the national average. More than half the population reports no long-term health issues, though 5.7% live with three or more.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Gloucester, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here for many, with 9.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
9.1% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11689/gloucester/topic/health-disability