34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Gosford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Managing chronic illness is a common part of daily life for many in North Gosford, where 34% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health challenges are particularly striking here, appearing far more often than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A mental health condition is the most common long-term illness, affecting 14% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 11.1% and arthritis at 9.2%, with 23.1% of people living with one long-term health issue.
14.0%
Higher than 89% 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 North Gosford, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher proportion of people here than in most areas, with 6.3% needing some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across Australia and New South Wales.
6.3% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 North Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13001/north-gosford/topic/health-disability