17.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gowrie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gowrie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have remained strong in Gowrie, where only 17.7% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Heart disease (8.3%) and arthritis (6.3%) are the most common long-term health issues reported in the area.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Gowrie, None is the majority at 74%; Two conditions is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.2% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures, both of which sit at 5.8%.
4.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11736/gowrie/topic/health-disability