31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunbower · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gunbower
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Gunbower now live with a long-term health condition than in previous years, with 31.7% of the population affected. This is well above the national figure, though mental health rates here are typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victoria rate of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.9%, while mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Gunbower, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21117/gunbower/topic/health-disability