14.0%
Lower than 94% 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.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Rocky Point than in other parts of the country. Only 14% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 4.3%, well below the 8.8% national figure. Most residents here report no long-term health conditions at all, with 71.4% of the population being completely free of them.
4.3%
Lower than 78% 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 84%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 1.9% needing help with basic activities. This is well below the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% average for Australia.
1.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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/SAL32458/rocky-point/topic/health-disability