35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Golden Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Golden Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a major concern in Golden Point, where 14.9% of residents live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the area faces significant health challenges, with a much higher proportion of people living with long-term illness than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 35.6% of people here, which is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. While 54.8% of residents have no long-term health issues, others manage asthma (11.4%) and arthritis (10.6%) alongside the high rates of mental health conditions.
14.9%
Higher than 92% 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 Golden Point, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
6.5% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Golden Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21056/golden-point/topic/health-disability