29.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rollingstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rollingstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Rollingstone, affecting 16.5% of people. This figure is well above the national average and is among the highest for similar areas. Overall, health and disability needs are more prevalent here than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most reported condition at 16.5%, followed by arthritis at 15.8%.
16.5%
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 Rollingstone, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here, with 7.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national rate of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Rollingstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32463/rollingstone/topic/health-disability