48.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rathscar West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rathscar West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of the people in Rathscar West live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This stark gap is seen across both physical and mental health, with the area recording some of the highest rates of chronic illness for its size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 48.4% of residents, which is 21 percentage points higher than in Victoria. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 22.6%, far above the state and national figure of 8.8%.
22.6%
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 Rathscar West, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rates of illness, no one in Rathscar West reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure 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 Rathscar West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22140/rathscar-west/topic/health-disability