29.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Galston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Galston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Galston need help with daily tasks than they did a decade ago. This shift helps explain why the area now has a much lower rate of people requiring daily assistance than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. This is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, with arthritis and asthma being the most common conditions reported.
8.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre 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 Galston, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8% and has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115063/galston/topic/health-disability