37.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rockley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 10 percentage points separates Rockley from the state average, with 37.2% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the New South Wales and national figures. While chronic health is common, mental health conditions are slightly less frequent here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting 13.9% of people, followed by other conditions and asthma. Over half the population reports no long-term health issues, but 6.7% of residents live with three or more conditions.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Rockley, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Rockley need some help with daily activities. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.7% ▲ +86.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Rockley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13395/rockley/topic/health-disability