33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gowang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gowang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Gowang than in most similar areas. About 33.3% of the population has a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a higher burden of illness for the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.1% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 25.9%, followed by asthma at 14.8%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Gowang, the largest group is None at 41%, followed by One condition (33%) and Two conditions (26%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Surprisingly, no one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the New South Wales figure 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 Gowang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11734/gowang/topic/health-disability