36.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grass Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Grass Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Grass Valley than in the rest of the state. Around 36.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant health gap for the area compared to other similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment here, affecting 14.6% of people. While mental health conditions affect 8.9% of the population, this is about the same as the state and national figures. Over half of residents report having no long-term health issues.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Grass Valley, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people in Grass Valley need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.1% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Grass Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50578/grass-valley/topic/health-disability