31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rippleside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rippleside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Rippleside than in most similar areas. About 31.1% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is most common with arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (9.2%) and asthma (9.1%) are the most common long-term health issues here. While many residents struggle with chronic illness, those with a mental health condition (7.4%) are a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Rippleside, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Rippleside need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▲ +453.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Rippleside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22178/rippleside/topic/health-disability