35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goulburn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goulburn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 35.5% of people in Goulburn live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges, with both physical and mental health issues being more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.4% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 13.0%, followed by asthma at 10.6%.
11.4%
Higher than 78% 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 Goulburn, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.9% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.9% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11731/goulburn/topic/health-disability