33.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunning · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gunning
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 33.6% of people in Gunning live with a long-term health condition. This is a significant gap compared to the New South Wales average, with mental health conditions being particularly common in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.7% of residents, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 11.1% and asthma at 10.6%, though 60.6% of people report having no long-term health condition.
12.7%
Higher than 85% 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 Gunning, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales average and represents a 5.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
5.3% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Gunning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121047/gunning/topic/health-disability