35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riverside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of residents in Riverside live with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than most similar areas. This makes the local health profile stand out, as 35.6% of people deal with ongoing health issues compared to the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term issues, affecting 13.1% and 12.8% of the population respectively. Mental health conditions are also more frequent here than in most areas, with 9.4% of residents affected.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Riverside, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, those needing help with daily activities are at 4.4%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.4% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13382/riverside/topic/health-disability