39.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gooburrum · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gooburrum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness mark Gooburrum (L) compared to most similar areas. Nearly 40% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is driven by a high prevalence of arthritis and other chronic ailments.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 16% of people reporting arthritis and 10.1% having asthma. While 57% of residents have no long-term conditions, those with mental health issues (10.4%) sit slightly above the national average.
10.4%
Higher than 58% 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 Gooburrum, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Gooburrum (L) need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +106.9%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321046/gooburrum/topic/health-disability