25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rocky Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.5% of people in Rocky Point live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland average. This suggests a generally healthy population, though a small number of residents still require significant support for daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here at 6.2% compared to the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term illness, arthritis is the most frequent condition affecting 7.6% of residents.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Rocky Point, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.9% of people, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and higher than in most similar areas.
6.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32457/rocky-point/topic/health-disability