23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gum Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gum Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have stayed relatively positive in Gum Flat, where only 23% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting a population that is healthier than most other areas in the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 10.5%, while 57.9% of all residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Gum Flat, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Gum Flat need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
3.8% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Gum Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11802/gum-flat/topic/health-disability