21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Guildford West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Guildford West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Guildford West compared to the rest of the country. Only 21.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas for long-term conditions in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5% of people here have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health problems at all, while those who do most commonly cite asthma and arthritis.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Guildford West, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.8% of people in Guildford West need some help with daily activities. This is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Guildford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11797/guildford-west/topic/health-disability