22.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gunn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Gunn compared to most other areas, with 70.5% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. This makes the community notably healthier than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 22.5% of people have a long-term health condition, this is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common condition at 8.5%, followed by mental health issues at 6.7%, which is a little below the national rate.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Gunn, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Northern Territory average and a little below the national rate.
3.6% ▲ +205.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Gunn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70116/gunn/topic/health-disability