27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gemmells · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gemmells
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report needing daily help in Gemmells than in the rest of South Australia. While about 27.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, the area is notably healthier than the state average in several key ways.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.1% of people. However, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is 27.3%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Gemmells, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Gemmells reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below both the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Gemmells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40481/gemmells/topic/health-disability