44.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Rickaby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Rickaby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Port Rickaby, where 44.9% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are very common here, with 17.4% of people living with arthritis and another 17.4% with asthma. Mental health conditions affect 7.2% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 →Port Rickaby splits fairly evenly between None (41%) and One condition (40%), with Three or more at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of residents need some help with their daily activities. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the state and national rates.
5.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Port Rickaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41212/port-rickaby/topic/health-disability