36.9%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goonellabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Goonellabah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Goonellabah live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a significant health burden for the area, where both physical and mental health challenges are more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.4% of people here, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 11.9% and arthritis at 11.6%.
13.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Goonellabah, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This need for assistance has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021246/goonellabah/topic/health-disability