18.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gregory Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gregory Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18.4% of people in Gregory Hills report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the New South Wales and national figures, with asthma being the most common at 7.2%. Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas at 5.5%, and about 76% of people report having no long-term health condition at all.
5.5%
Lower 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 Gregory Hills, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Gregory Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11780/gregory-hills/topic/health-disability