26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gembrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gembrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people live without long-term health issues in Gembrook compared to the rest of the country. Around 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 8.8% and 8.0% of people. Mental health conditions affect 7.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Gembrook, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is around the middle for similar areas. At 4.3%, this is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
4.3% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Gembrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20979/gembrook/topic/health-disability