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Rockhampton Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Rockhampton Surrounds - East

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Rockhampton Surrounds - East, affecting 12.1% of the population. Overall, 29.6% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. This figure is slightly above the national average of 27.7%.

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📍 Rockhampton Surrounds - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rockhampton Surrounds - East sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rockhampton Surrounds - East — higher than 59% of areas.

Rockhampton Surrounds - East29.6%
4701, QLD 31.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While long-term health conditions are more common here, mental health conditions are less frequent at 7.6%, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Most people have no long-term conditions, but 18.3% of residents manage one.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Rockhampton Surrounds - East, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 59.4% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 4.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Rockhampton Surrounds - East — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Asthma (15%) and Mental health (14%).

Arthritis 12.1% Asthma 8.0% Mental health 7.6% Other condition 7.3% Diabetes 5.8% Heart disease 5.0% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 3.0% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national averages. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 4.3%.

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5.1% ▲ +19.2%

Lower than 56% 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 Rockhampton Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031218/rockhampton-surrounds-east/topic/health-disability