31.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goroke · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goroke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Goroke manage a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This creates a higher demand for health support in the area, with mental health conditions being particularly common compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, and 10.8% have a mental health condition, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 15.6%, while 4.7% of people manage three or more conditions.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Goroke, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 6.8% of residents who need help with activities, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Goroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21075/goroke/topic/health-disability