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Gawler East · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Gawler East

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Gawler East than in other parts of the country. About 37% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health.

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📍 Gawler East, Suburb / Locality

Where Gawler East sits — People with a long-term health condition

37.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gawler East — higher than 84% of areas.

Gawler East37.0%
5118, SA 35.6%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 13.1% of the population, a figure well above the South Australian average. Among those with long-term illnesses, arthritis is the most common at 13.3%, followed by asthma at 10.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gawler East, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 57.6% One condition 22.5% Two conditions 8.4% Three or more 6.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Gawler East splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 13.3% Mental health 13.1% Other condition 11.1% Asthma 10.2% Diabetes 6.4% Heart disease 5.9% Cancer 4.4% Dementia 3.1% Lung condition 2.8% Stroke 1.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, with 10.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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10.4% ▲ +62.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Gawler East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/health-disability