28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barrington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better-than-average health outcomes define daily life in Barrington, where only 28.7% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 33.6%, though it remains about the same as the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12% of residents. Mental health conditions are also much less common than in the rest of the state, with only 7.7% of people reporting one.
7.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Barrington, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +124.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60032/barrington/topic/health-disability