12.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rottnest Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Rottnest Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 12% of people on Rottnest Island have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas for its size, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well below the national average at just 1.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common condition affecting 6% of the population.
1.8%
Lower than 98% of urban centre 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 Rottnest Island, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one on the island reported needing help with daily activities in 2021. This is well below the Western Australian average of 4.6% and shows a slight drop since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Rottnest Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522057/rottnest-island/topic/health-disability