24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gol Gol · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gol Gol
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Gol Gol report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most other places, with lower rates of chronic illness and disability than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little fewer people here have a long-term health condition (24.9%) or a mental health condition (6.4%) compared to the typical Australian. Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term issues reported in the area.
6.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality 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 Gol Gol, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.9% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Gol Gol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11697/gol-gol/topic/health-disability