27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gorae West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gorae West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern in Gorae West, where 14.8% of residents report this as a long-term struggle. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national rates of 8.8%. While most people here live without long-term health issues, mental health is the most common condition reported in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Beyond mental health, arthritis (9.7%) and asthma (8.4%) are the most frequent reports, while 4.6% of residents live with three or more conditions.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 West, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Gorae West need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
4.6% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21072/gorae-west/topic/health-disability