19.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gurley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gurley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have remained strong in Gurley, where far fewer people live with long-term illness than in most other areas. Only 19.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 3.6% of people. Among those with long-term illness, arthritis is the most frequent at 7.7%, followed by asthma at 6%.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Gurley, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require support for daily tasks, with only 1.6% needing help. This is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
1.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Gurley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11824/gurley/topic/health-disability