39.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rockville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rockville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Rockville compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 40% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is 11 percentage points above the Queensland average. This creates a community where health challenges are much more common than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 16.2% of people—well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 12.9% and asthma at 12.1%, while over half of the population reports having no long-term conditions.
16.2%
Higher than 95% 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 Rockville, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, with 11.3% needing assistance with everyday activities. This is well above both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
11.3% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/health-disability