34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gelantipy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gelantipy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Gelantipy live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness exists alongside a very low reported need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure much higher than most areas. While arthritis and cancer are the most common issues, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure 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 Gelantipy, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Gelantipy reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
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 Gelantipy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20975/gelantipy/topic/health-disability