31.5%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kingborough · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Kingborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Kingborough than in most similar areas. While 31.5% of residents have a long-term condition, this is actually a little below the Tasmanian figure. The most common issues are arthritis and mental health, which both affect around 11% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting 11% of residents. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 62.7% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
11.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) 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 Kingborough, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Kingborough need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for its level. This figure is a little below the state average and has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Kingborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63610/kingborough/topic/health-disability