40.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Gully · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Gully
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Long Gully than in the rest of the state. About 40.2% of residents have a long-term condition, which is significantly above the Victorian average of 27.4%. This creates a distinct health profile for the area compared to national trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 17.9% of people—well above the national figure of 8.8%. This is the most reported long-term health issue, followed by arthritis at 13.5% and asthma at 13.3%.
17.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Long Gully, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here, with 10.4% needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
10.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Long Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21534/long-gully/topic/health-disability