33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rose Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rose Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Rose Bay (Tas.) have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees more people with long-term health issues than most. About 33.4% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 13.6%. While 33.4% of people have a health condition, this is about the same as the Tasmanian average, and mental health rates are roughly equal to the national figure at 8.7%.
8.7%
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 Rose Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 6.9% of residents, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8% and about the same as the state result.
6.9% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60567/rose-bay/topic/health-disability