37.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goonellabah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goonellabah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average defines Goonellabah, where 37% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Many of these residents deal with mental health conditions or respiratory issues like asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.5% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 12% and arthritis at 11.7%, with 5.3% of residents managing three or more health issues.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Goonellabah, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 8.7% of the population. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%, and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.7% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11717/goonellabah/topic/health-disability