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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne than in the rest of the country. Only 24.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a healthy population where the vast majority of people report no chronic health problems.

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📍 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne — lower than 74% of areas.

Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne24.2%
6148, WA 25.6%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 5.9% of people. Other long-term conditions are also lower than the state and national figures, with the most frequent being arthritis at 7.4% and asthma at 5.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 70.9% One condition 17.1% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (18%), with Mental health at 14%.

Other condition 7.7% Arthritis 7.4% Mental health 5.9% Asthma 5.3% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 1.3% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A small minority of residents need help with daily activities, at 4.3%. This figure is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.3% ▲ +5.2%

Lower than 72% 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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/health-disability