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Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Rockingham (South Metropolitan), affecting 11.9% of residents. This area sees much higher rates of chronic illness and disability than most other similar places, with a significant number of people managing multiple health conditions.

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📍 Rockingham (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Rockingham (South Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

33.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham (South Metropolitan) — higher than 84% of areas.

Rockingham (South Metropolitan)33.7%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 33.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little above the state and national rates, affecting 10.8% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Rockingham (South Metropolitan), None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 56.1% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 7.7% Three or more 4.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Rockingham (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 11.9% Mental health 10.8% Other condition 9.1% Asthma 8.2% Diabetes 6.2% Heart disease 5.5% Cancer 3.9% Lung condition 3.0% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 6.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most areas. This need for assistance has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.9% —

Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.

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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/health-disability