35.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bridgewater - Gagebrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Bridgewater - Gagebrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Bridgewater - Gagebrook now need help with daily activities than in 2011, with 9.3% requiring support. This is a place where health challenges are common, as over a third of residents live with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 15.6% of the population. This helps explain why 35.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
15.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 9.3% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average. This need for assistance has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
9.3% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/topic/health-disability