27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gelorup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gelorup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people than in most similar areas report needing extra help or living with mental health issues in Gelorup. While 27.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 7.0% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis at 8.6% and asthma at 8.2%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Gelorup, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
3.1% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Gelorup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50533/gelorup/topic/health-disability