35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gundy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gundy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Gundy, affecting 13.3% of residents. This is a place where health challenges are quite common, with a far higher proportion of people living with long-term conditions than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are also a little more common than the national average, affecting 10.9% of the population.
10.9%
Higher 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 Gundy, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is reported by 5.5% of residents. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.5% ▲ +153.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Gundy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11815/gundy/topic/health-disability