23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Golden Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Golden Bay, affecting 9.7% of residents. While this is higher than most areas, the community is generally healthier than the national average, with far fewer people living with long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents have no long-term conditions at all, while the most frequent reports are for mental health and asthma.
9.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Golden Bay, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.4% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
3.4% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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 Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/health-disability