23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gannawarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gannawarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have shifted in Gannawarra, but the area now sees far fewer people reporting chronic illness than the national average. Only 23.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 2.7% of people, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 9.1%, followed by asthma at 8.2%.
2.7%
Lower than 85% 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 Gannawarra, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
6.4% ▲ +134.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20963/gannawarra/topic/health-disability