32.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockmount · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rockmount
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Rockmount live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a high rate of illness for the area, with mental health conditions being particularly common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, and 12.2% live with a mental health issue, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. Arthritis and mental health are the most common conditions reported, affecting 12.2% of people each.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Rockmount, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common here, with 13.4% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average, placing Rockmount among the highest areas for this need.
13.4% ▲ +171.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Rockmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32452/rockmount/topic/health-disability