17.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
White Gums · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in White Gums
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in White Gums than in most similar areas. Only 17% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy community compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 2.7% of people. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 62.1% reporting none.
2.7%
Lower than 85% 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 White Gums, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is lower than in most areas, at 2.7%. This figure is well below the Australian average of 5.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory's 3.6%.
2.7% ▲ +48.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 White Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70285/white-gums/topic/health-disability