37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockhampton City · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rockhampton City
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant number of residents in Rockhampton City live with long-term health issues, with 37.5% reporting a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as a place where health challenges are much more common than in most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.1% of people, which is well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 12.5% and asthma at 11.7%.
14.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Rockhampton City, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.2% of people who need help with basic activities. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 6.0% and much higher than most similar areas.
8.2% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Rockhampton City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32449/rockhampton-city/topic/health-disability