30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rollands Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rollands Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Rollands Plains than in most other areas. About 11.9% of people report such a condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. This contributes to a higher overall rate of long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.9%, followed by diabetes at 9.9% and arthritis at 9.3%.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Rollands Plains, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6% of people in Rollands Plains need some help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Rollands Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13407/rollands-plains/topic/health-disability