30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rocky River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rocky River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Rocky River than is typical for New South Wales. About 30.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the state figure of 27%. This health burden is seen across a range of conditions, though a small number of people require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, both affecting 10.4% of the population. While 8.4% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Rocky River, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Rocky River need help with daily activities, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
3.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Rocky River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13405/rocky-river/topic/health-disability