30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Royal Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Royal Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual proportion of residents in Royal Park need help with daily activities, affecting 7.6% of the population. While the number of people with long-term health conditions is typical for the state, the area sees more reports of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis (9.5%) and mental health conditions (9.4%) are the most common, while 63.5% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Royal Park, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.6% of people requiring assistance. This figure is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/health-disability