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Prospect Vale - Blackstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

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

A growing need for daily support marks the health landscape of Prospect Vale - Blackstone, where the proportion of people needing help with daily tasks rose by 1.4 percentage points since 2011. More than a third of residents now live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Prospect Vale - Blackstone, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Prospect Vale - Blackstone sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Prospect Vale - Blackstone — higher than 90% of areas.

Prospect Vale - Blackstone36.2%
7250, TAS 33.9%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 36.2% of people here, which is much higher than in most areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common ailment at 14.5%, while mental health conditions affect 10.7% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 58.2% One condition 22.6% Two conditions 8.2% Three or more 5.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Prospect Vale - Blackstone — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (16%).

Arthritis 14.5% Mental health 10.7% Asthma 10.3% Other condition 8.7% Diabetes 6.0% Heart disease 5.1% Cancer 3.6% Lung condition 3.1% Stroke 1.8% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living assistance is needed by 7.6% of residents, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.6% ▲ +22.1%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Prospect Vale - Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/topic/health-disability