26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roelands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Roelands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Roelands have remained steady over the last decade, with 26.8% of people living with a long-term health condition. This figure is lower than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term illness here at 8.7%, which is around the middle for its level. Other common issues include arthritis (8.0%) and asthma (7.8%), while 65.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Roelands, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Roelands need help with daily activities, at just 2.3%. This is lower than most areas and sits well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.3% ▲ +107.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/health-disability