30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bridgenorth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bridgenorth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people require daily help in Bridgenorth than in most other areas, with only 2.0% needing assistance. This reflects a community with a relatively lower burden of long-term health issues compared to the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.0% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 33.6%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 10.7% of people, while mental health conditions are reported by 7.7%, a rate well below the Tasmanian average.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Bridgenorth, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.0% of people in Bridgenorth need help with daily activities. This is well below both the national figure of 5.8% and the state's 6.8%.
2.0% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Bridgenorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60072/bridgenorth/topic/health-disability