30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rock Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rock Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly a third of people in Rock Valley live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where chronic health issues are far more common than in most other areas. This is well above the national figure, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent conditions reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.8%, while mental health conditions affect 9.0% of people, which is about the same as the national average.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Rock Valley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people here need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.9% ▲ —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Rock Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13393/rock-valley/topic/health-disability