30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rossvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rossvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher than most similar areas, the need for daily help is a key health challenge in Rossvale. About 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notable 10.6% of people with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition affecting 12.9% of people, while 10.6% have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Nearly 46% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Rossvale, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 34%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here than in other areas, with 9.4% needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
9.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Rossvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32481/rossvale/topic/health-disability