36.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gilgai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Gilgai live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high level of illness is reflected in the fact that 36.8% of residents manage ongoing health issues. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common conditions reported in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.5% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 15.5% and asthma at 11.0%, with about 8.5% of people managing three or more health issues.
13.5%
Higher than 89% 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 Gilgai, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 10.3% of people, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. This need has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/health-disability