6.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gap Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gap Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the lowest for health issues in its class, Gap Ridge is an exceptionally healthy area. Only 6.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 1.7%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents report no long-term health issues, while the most common conditions are other general ailments at 5.1% and arthritis at 2.3%.
1.7%
Lower than 90% 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 Gap Ridge, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Gap Ridge need help with daily activities, at just 1.7%. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.7% ▲ +93.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Gap Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50528/gap-ridge/topic/health-disability