23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Googong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Googong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Googong than in most other similar areas. Only 23.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This contributes to a generally healthier profile for the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 70.9% of people reporting none at all. While mental health (8.7%) and asthma (8.5%) are the most reported conditions, the rate of mental health issues is about the same as the Australian figure.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Googong, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 2.6% of people need help with their everyday activities. This is well below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
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).
More for Googong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11710/googong/topic/health-disability