31.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goode Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Goode Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues marks Goode Beach, where 31.8% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the 26.1% seen across Western Australia. Despite these health challenges, the area sees very few people requiring daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.4%. While 31.8% of residents have a health condition—well above the national figure of 27.7%—those with mental health issues make up 7.8%, which is a little below the Australian average.
7.8%
Lower than 73% 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 Goode Beach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Goode Beach need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has also fallen since 2011, when it sat at 5.6%.
3.1% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Goode Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522024/goode-beach/topic/health-disability