26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goovigen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goovigen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness or disability in Goovigen than in most other similar areas. Only 26.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the wider community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here, with only 3.7% of people reporting one—well below the 8.8% national figure. Among those with long-term illnesses, asthma is the most frequent at 9.5%, followed by arthritis at 7.2%.
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Goovigen, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability in Goovigen, where 3.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.4% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Goovigen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31207/goovigen/topic/health-disability