29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ringwood East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ringwood East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Ringwood East live with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas. While overall health levels are similar to the rest of the country, a small but significant number of residents require extra support for daily living.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.4% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.7%, followed by asthma at 9.6% and arthritis at 7.8%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Ringwood East, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.7% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Ringwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22175/ringwood-east/topic/health-disability