36.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gilgandra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gilgandra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Gilgandra, where 14.1% of residents live with the condition. More people here have a long-term health problem than in most other similar areas, with 36.1% of the population affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of residents, a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.3%
Higher than 56% 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 Gilgandra, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 10.1%, which is well above the Australian average of 5.8%. This figure has risen sharply by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +424.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115065/gilgandra/topic/health-disability