48.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goongerah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goongerah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Goongerah has some of the highest rates of long-term health issues among similar areas. Nearly half of its residents live with a chronic condition, a figure far above the national average. This health burden is reflected in the number of people requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 48.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the 27.4% seen across Victoria. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 25.8%, a rate far above the national figure of 8.8%.
25.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Goongerah, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.7% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the 5.9% seen in Victoria and the 5.8% average for Australia.
9.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Goongerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21065/goongerah/topic/health-disability