36.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gundary · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gundary
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Gundary live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 36.9% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This puts the area far ahead of most similar locations for health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems here, affecting 14.7% and 13.1% of people. While chronic illness is high, mental health conditions affect 7.5% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Gundary, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The number of people needing help with daily activities is 4.2%. This is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%, and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.2% ▲ +344.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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 Gundary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11812/gundary/topic/health-disability