33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rankin Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rankin Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Rankin Park live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where chronic health issues are much more common than in other areas. This is especially true for mental health, which is the most reported condition in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a significant factor here, affecting 11.2% of people, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
11.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Rankin Park, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 4.5%, need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.5% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Rankin Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13328/rankin-park/topic/health-disability