50.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rhynie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rhynie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of the people in Rhynie live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are very common, with 50.7% of residents reporting a long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are high here, with 15.9% of people reporting a mental health condition, well above the 8.8% national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 26.1% of residents, followed by asthma at 19.6%.
15.9%
Higher than 94% 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 Rhynie, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of illness, only 5.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Rhynie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41255/rhynie/topic/health-disability