36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alcomie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alcomie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 8.5 percentage points separates Alcomie from the national figure, with 36.2% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most similar areas. Mental health challenges are particularly common here, affecting 15.5% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are prevalent, especially arthritis at 22.4% and mental health conditions at 15.5%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. While 55.2% of people report no conditions, about 10.3% of residents live with three or more.
15.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality 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 Alcomie, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.6% of people here who need help with regular activities. This is a little above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
8.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Alcomie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60010/alcomie/topic/health-disability