23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rolleston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rolleston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Rolleston than in most other areas. While only 23.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, a larger share of the population needs help with daily tasks compared to the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here at 4.5%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while asthma is the most reported condition at 8.3%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Rolleston, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
7.6% ▲ +220.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Rolleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32462/rolleston/topic/health-disability