43.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Green Gully · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Green Gully than in most similar areas. Roughly 43.7% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the local population's health profile.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.1% of people. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than in most areas, with 9.9% of residents reporting one, slightly above the 8.8% seen across Victoria.
43.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Green Gully, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 27%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, the 4.2% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the 5.8% national average and around the middle for similar areas.
4.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Green Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21100/green-gully/topic/health-disability