30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gooram · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gooram
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better-than-average independence defines daily life in Gooram, where only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities. While long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the state, very few residents require significant daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.3%, while mental health conditions affect 8.5% of the population, matching national levels.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Gooram, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Gooram need help with daily tasks. At 2.1%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 5.8% national average.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Gooram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21066/gooram/topic/health-disability