36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rheola · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rheola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Rheola, with 36.5% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Many residents manage multiple issues, as 17.3% of the community live with arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, including a mental health condition rate of 11.5%, which is a little above the national figure. About 44.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Rheola, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Rheola need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.8% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Rheola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22163/rheola/topic/health-disability