32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goodger · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goodger
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well above average rate of long-term illness marks Goodger, where 32.4% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is significantly higher than the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Mental health conditions are particularly common here compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 15.9% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 10.8% and arthritis at 9.1%, with 6.8% of people managing three or more conditions.
15.9%
Higher than 94% 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 Goodger, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 7.4%, this is a little above the state and national figures.
7.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Goodger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31186/goodger/topic/health-disability