29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rous Mill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rous Mill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for most people in Rous Mill is healthy, with only 1.5% of residents needing help with daily activities. While nearly 30% of the population manages a long-term health condition, the vast majority of the community does not require regular assistance to get through the day.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, while 7.4% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate slightly below the Australian average.
7.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Rous Mill, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.5% of people in Rous Mill need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian average of 5.8%.
1.5% ▼ -80.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Rous Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13443/rous-mill/topic/health-disability