22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Apsley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 60% of people in Apsley report having no long-term health conditions. This makes Apsley a remarkably healthy place, as the proportion of people with a chronic condition is far below the Tasmanian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Arthritis and other conditions are most common at 15.9% each, while mental health conditions affect 9.1% of the population.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Apsley, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.8% of people in Apsley need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60019/apsley/topic/health-disability