37.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gainsborough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gainsborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Gainsborough from both the state and national figures for long-term health issues. While 37.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, there are surprisingly few reports of mental health struggles or needs for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in most areas, with asthma and cancer being the most frequent. In contrast, no residents reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gainsborough, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed independently by almost everyone here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Gainsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20962/gainsborough/topic/health-disability