24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gymea Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gymea Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gymea Bay compared to most other areas. Only 24.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend toward better health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.6% of people, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among the long-term conditions reported here, arthritis is the most common at 7.8%, followed by asthma at 7.0%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Gymea Bay, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here, with only 3.5% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.5% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Gymea Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11834/gymea-bay/topic/health-disability