34.6%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goulburn - Mulwaree · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Goulburn - Mulwaree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates Goulburn - Mulwaree from the rest of the state. Long-term health conditions affect 34.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it an area with a much higher rate of chronic illness than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.2%, followed by mental health and asthma. Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of people, which is a little above the 8.8% national figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Goulburn - Mulwaree, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.0% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national rate of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2016.
7.0% —
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Goulburn - Mulwaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10105/goulburn-mulwaree/topic/health-disability