30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rookhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rookhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Rookhurst compared to state and national figures. While 30% of the population has a chronic condition, the most striking figure is the high rate of mental health conditions, which is well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Overall, 30% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Rookhurst, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 36%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Rookhurst reports needing help with daily activities, a result that is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Rookhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13408/rookhurst/topic/health-disability