23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roseberg · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Roseberg
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking gap exists between Roseberg and the rest of the country, where mental health conditions are far more common than the national figure. While overall long-term health issues are much lower than in most areas, a significant proportion of the community faces mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 17.9% of people here, which is well above the 8.8% national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Conversely, only 23.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well below the New South Wales average of 27.0%.
17.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Roseberg, None is the majority at 63%; Two conditions is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for some residents, with 10.3% needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across both Australia and New South Wales.
10.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Roseberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13416/roseberg/topic/health-disability