26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rowville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rowville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lower rates of long-term illness mark Rowville, where fewer people report health struggles compared to the state and national figures. About 68% of residents live with no long-term health conditions at all. This keeps the area's overall health profile slightly better than the average Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure at 6.9%, with asthma and arthritis being the most common reported issues.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Rowville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.8% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.8% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Rowville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22207/rowville/topic/health-disability