31.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Diddillibah - Rosemount · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Diddillibah - Rosemount
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Diddillibah - Rosemount is shaped by a higher-than-usual health burden, with 31% of residents living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, meaning more people here manage ongoing health issues than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.2%, while 8.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents have no long-term conditions, but 21.5% live with one.
8.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Diddillibah - Rosemount, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people here need help with daily activities than in most areas, with 6.2% requiring support. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2016.
6.2% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Diddillibah - Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316071546/diddillibah-rosemount/topic/health-disability