43.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverlea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riverlea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 44% of people in Riverlea live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a significant health burden for the area, although very few people report needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The 43.8% of residents with long-term health issues is among the highest for similar areas, with asthma being the most common condition at 15.6%. In contrast, no one in the area reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Riverlea, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Riverlea reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% typical for New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Riverlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13381/riverlea/topic/health-disability