31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goornong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goornong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health issues have become more common in Goornong, where 31.3% of people now live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health conditions being particularly prevalent in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting 12.1% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 10.3%.
12.1%
Higher than 84% 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 Goornong, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Goornong need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.8% ▲ +62.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Goornong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21069/goornong/topic/health-disability