36.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gawler · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gawler
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Gawler now need help with daily activities than in 2011. The area faces significant health challenges, with 36.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting 12.7% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include arthritis at 11.9% and asthma at 11.3%.
12.7%
Higher than 84% 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 Gawler, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 8% of residents need help with daily tasks, which is a little above the South Australian figure. This need for assistance has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412001/gawler/topic/health-disability