23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gerangamete · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gerangamete
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gerangamete than in most other similar areas. Only 23.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the Victorian average at 3.6%, while asthma is the most common long-term condition at 11.6%. Most residents are healthy, with 68.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Gerangamete, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% reported across Australia.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Gerangamete [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20985/gerangamete/topic/health-disability