20.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunyangara · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gunyangara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Gunyangara report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.7% of the population lives with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest in the region at 2.1%, far below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Heart disease and diabetes are the most common long-term health issues here, though 68% of residents have no long-term conditions at all.
2.1%
Lower than 97% 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 Gunyangara, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas, at 4.6%. This is a little below the national figure and shows a downward trend from 6.4% in 2011.
4.6% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Gunyangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722015/gunyangara/topic/health-disability