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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This area is remarkably healthy, with only 12.5% of people reporting a long-term health condition. This figure is far below the national average of 27.7%.

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📍 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rockbank - Mount Cottrell sits — People with a long-term health condition

12.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rockbank - Mount Cottrell — lower than 99% of areas.

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell12.5%
3029, VIC 16.9%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 3.5% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are asthma at 5.2% and diabetes at 2.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.

None 68.5% One condition 9.7% Two conditions 2.0% Three or more 0.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, the largest group is Asthma at 25%, followed by Other condition (20%) and Mental health (17%).

Asthma 5.2% Other condition 4.0% Mental health 3.5% Diabetes 2.8% Arthritis 2.1% Heart disease 1.1% Cancer 0.9% Lung condition 0.4% Stroke 0.3% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Just 2.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas. This is well below the Victorian average of 5.9% and represents a fall of 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

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2.4% ▼ -39.4%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041359/rockbank-mount-cottrell/topic/health-disability