22.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goyder · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Goyder
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Goyder than in the rest of Australia. Only 22.5% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure. This translates to a community that generally reports better health outcomes than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 7.3% of people. While mental health conditions are reported by 5.6% of residents, this is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.6%
Lower than 87% of state electorate 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 Goyder, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.5% of people in Goyder need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure. This rate has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
3.5% ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/health-disability