20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Rouchel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Rouchel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Upper Rouchel than in most other parts of the country. Only 20.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a relatively high level of general health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis and asthma are the most frequent long-term conditions, each affecting 5.5% of the population.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Upper Rouchel, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 4.1%, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
4.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Upper Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14062/upper-rouchel/topic/health-disability