26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blessington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blessington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Blessington compared to most similar areas. Only 26.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian state figure of 33.6%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.3% of people here, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 79.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Blessington, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.8% of the population. This is a little below the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and about the same as the national figure.
4.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Blessington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60055/blessington/topic/health-disability