32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gooloogong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gooloogong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 32% of people in Gooloogong live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community facing more health challenges than most similar areas across Australia. Chronic illness and mental health are the most common concerns here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 16.2%, while 10.3% of residents live with a mental health condition, a figure a little above the state and national averages. Most people have no long-term health issues, but 12.8% of the community manage two or more conditions.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Gooloogong, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Gooloogong need some help with their daily activities, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Gooloogong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11715/gooloogong/topic/health-disability