28.7%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Rockingham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One in ten people in Rockingham live with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas. While most residents report no long-term health issues, those who do are slightly more likely to have a health condition than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 10%, followed by arthritis (8.6%) and asthma (8.5%).
10.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) 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 Rockingham, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.1% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/health-disability