23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goldie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goldie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Goldie compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.3% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 3.6% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most frequent condition at 9.9%, while 58.1% of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Goldie, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
4.0% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Goldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21059/goldie/topic/health-disability