32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rosewater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rosewater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Rosewater, where 32.6% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health issues are particularly striking, with a much higher rate than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.9%, which is well above the 8.8% national average. Other common issues include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 9.5%, while 60.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Rosewater, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Rosewater need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 7.2%, this is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Rosewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41276/rosewater/topic/health-disability