27.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goondiwindi · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Goondiwindi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Goondiwindi as a relatively healthy place. Only 27.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 7.3% of residents, which is much lower than most areas and below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health problems are arthritis at 8.9% and asthma at 8.6%.
7.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre 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 Goondiwindi, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national figures. This figure has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314011/goondiwindi/topic/health-disability