41.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Conara · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Conara than in most similar areas. About 41.7% of residents report a chronic condition, a figure that sits well above the Tasmanian average and far above the national rate.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues here. While 10.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure, nearly half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
41.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Conara, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 31%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, with 8.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures.
8.7% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Conara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60123/conara/topic/health-disability