19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roebuck · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Roebuck
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than 20% of people in Roebuck live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar places across the country. Most residents report no lasting health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, far lower than the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are also much lower than average at 4.6%, with arthritis and asthma being the most common reported issues.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Roebuck, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Roebuck than in the rest of Australia, with only 3.5% of residents requiring assistance.
3.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Roebuck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51306/roebuck/topic/health-disability