26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gisborne South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gisborne South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents struggle with long-term health issues in Gisborne South compared to most other areas. Only 5.6% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most common are asthma at 8.5% and arthritis at 8.0%, though 66% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Gisborne South, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.2% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Gisborne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21002/gisborne-south/topic/health-disability