30.2%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Golden Plains · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Golden Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.2% of people in Golden Plains live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While many residents remain healthy, the area sees a higher rate of mental health conditions than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, followed by mental health at 9.8%, which is a little above the Victorian average of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, though 20.9% live with one condition.
9.8%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) 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 Golden Plains, None is the majority at 67%; 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, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals. This proportion has risen slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/health-disability