23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rivervale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rivervale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Rivervale. Only 23.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area healthier than many others across the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 68.9% reporting no long-term conditions. While mental health conditions affect 8.6% of people—about the same as the national figure—asthma and arthritis are also common issues in the area.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Rivervale, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.3% of people in Rivervale need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and a little below the national rate.
4.3% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Rivervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51299/rivervale/topic/health-disability