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7249, TAS · Postcode

Health & Disability in 7249, TAS

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

Help with daily activities has become more common in postcode 7249, with 8.6% of people now needing support. This area faces significant health challenges, as over a third of residents live with a long-term condition. These figures are well above the national average.

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📍 7249, TAS, Postcode

Where 7249, TAS sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.5%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7249, TAS — higher than 79% of areas.

7249, TAS34.5%
Launceston 33.4%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues affect 34.5% of people here, which is much higher than in most areas. Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 12.6% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 7249, TAS, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 59.0% One condition 21.7% Two conditions 8.2% Three or more 4.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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7249, TAS splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (20%), with Other condition at 15%.

Mental health 12.6% Arthritis 12.3% Other condition 9.7% Asthma 9.6% Diabetes 5.3% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.6% Stroke 1.6% Dementia 1.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 8.6% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little above both the state and national levels. This need for assistance rose by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.6% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 88% 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 7249, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7249/7249-tas/topic/health-disability