25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goolmangar · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goolmangar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Goolmangar than in most similar areas. Only 25.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend toward better health is reflected in the low number of people who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma, mental health, and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, each affecting between 8.2% and 8.7% of the population. While 8.7% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Australian average of 8.8%. Over half of the population report having no long-term health conditions at all.
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 Goolmangar, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Goolmangar need help with their daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales and national figure of 5.8%.
3.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Goolmangar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11714/goolmangar/topic/health-disability