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Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds

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

Thirty point five per cent of people in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds live with a long-term health condition. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Tasmanian state figure. Overall, the area shows a health profile that sits slightly above the national average.

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📍 Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds — higher than 65% of areas.

Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds30.5%
7316, TAS 33.8%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.3% of residents, followed by asthma at 9.0%. While 30.5% of people have a long-term condition, the typical person has none, and 8.7% live with a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 61.1% One condition 21.0% Two conditions 6.1% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 17%.

Arthritis 11.3% Asthma 9.0% Mental health 8.7% Other condition 7.8% Diabetes 4.4% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 5.2% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011 and is a little below the state average of 6.8%.

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5.2% ▲ +27.5%

Lower than 54% 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 Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011076/burnie-ulverstone-surrounds/topic/health-disability