36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rupanyup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Rupanyup live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high level of illness is seen across both physical and mental health, with a significant number of residents requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.7% of people here, a rate well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 13.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas and significantly higher than the national figure.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Rupanyup, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is far more common in Rupanyup than elsewhere, with 11.0% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.0% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/health-disability