38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rodds Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rodds Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Rodds Bay is marked by a high rate of long-term illness, with 38.3% of people living with a chronic health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and suggests a significant portion of the community manages ongoing health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 18% of residents, followed by heart disease at 12%. While chronic illness is much higher than in most areas, mental health conditions are a little below the state and national figures at 6.8%.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Rodds Bay, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Rodds Bay need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Rodds Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32460/rodds-bay/topic/health-disability