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7026, TAS · Postcode

Health & Disability in 7026, TAS

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

Far fewer people in postcode 7026 live with a long-term health condition compared to the Tasmanian average. While 29.4% of residents have a long-term condition, this is 4.1 percentage points lower than the state figure. Most people here are healthy, with 60.4% reporting no long-term health issues.

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📍 7026, TAS, Postcode

Where 7026, TAS sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.4%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7026, TAS — higher than 50% of areas.

7026, TAS29.4%
Southern Midlands 33.7%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 11.2%, followed by asthma at 7.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 7026, TAS, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 60.4% One condition 20.2% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 3.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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7026, TAS splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 15%.

Arthritis 11.2% Mental health 9.8% Asthma 7.7% Other condition 7.4% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.0% of people need some help with daily activities, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 6.8%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the figure was 6.2%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▼ -18.6%

Lower than 56% of postcode 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 7026, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7026/7026-tas/topic/health-disability