17.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockbank · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rockbank
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 17.9% of people in Rockbank live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.0% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, asthma is the most common at 6.9%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Rockbank, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 3.5% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% typical across Australia and is lower than most similar areas.
3.5% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Rockbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22186/rockbank/topic/health-disability