34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goodwood Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goodwood Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues in Goodwood Island, where 14.3% of people have each condition. This is a place where health challenges are more frequent than in other parts of the country, with 34.1% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The share of people with a long-term health condition is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the NSW rate of 27.0%. While mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures, over half of all residents report having no long-term health issues.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Goodwood Island, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for a higher number of people here than in most areas. About 6.6% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
6.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Goodwood Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11709/goodwood-island/topic/health-disability