36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rhyll · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rhyll
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Rhyll live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This means 36.7% of residents manage ongoing health issues, which is significantly higher than the 27.7% seen across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 16.4% of people, while 10.0% live with a mental health condition. This mental health rate is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
10.0%
Higher than 69% 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 Rhyll, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term health issues, 4.9% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Australian and Victorian figures.
4.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Rhyll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22164/rhyll/topic/health-disability