33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goowarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Goowarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Goowarra, where the need for daily assistance is now far higher than the national average. Around 33.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with cancer (18.5%), arthritis (14.8%) and stroke (14.8%) being the most reported. In contrast, no residents reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Goowarra, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is difficult for 18.5% of people in Goowarra who need help with activities, a figure that is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
18.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Goowarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31208/goowarra/topic/health-disability