32.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rivett · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rivett
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people in Rivett live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the territory. About 32.9% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is reflected in the need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue affecting 10.6% of residents, followed closely by arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.9%. While 60.8% of people have no long-term health conditions, the overall rate of illness is well above the ACT average.
10.6%
Higher than 74% 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 Rivett, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the 4.6% reported across the ACT.
5.6% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Rivett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80115/rivett/topic/health-disability