24.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gorae · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gorae
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people face long-term health struggles in Gorae than in most other parts of the country. Only 24.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend toward better overall health is mirrored in the low number of people requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.5%, a figure about the same as the state and national rates. Overall, 66.5% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
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 Gorae, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of people in Gorae need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and lower than most similar areas.
3.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Gorae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21071/gorae/topic/health-disability