19.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ropes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ropes Crossing
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Ropes Crossing than in most other similar areas. Only 19.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy community compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the Australian average at 4.6%. While asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 7.5%, the vast majority of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Ropes Crossing, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are lower than most areas, with only 3.4% of people requiring help. This is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
3.4% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Ropes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13411/ropes-crossing/topic/health-disability