36.3%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gympie · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Gympie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support defines Gympie, where the proportion of people needing help with daily activities has more than doubled since 2011. This is a high-needs area, with 36.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition, which is well above national and state figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (14%) and mental health conditions (12.4%) being the most reported. The rate of mental health conditions is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
12.4%
Higher than 91% of state electorate 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 Gympie, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 10% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 4.4% of people required such help.
10.0% ▲ +126.5%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30032/gympie/topic/health-disability