26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Crabtree · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Crabtree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 65% of people in Crabtree report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the community healthier than most similar areas, as the typical resident is less likely to live with a chronic illness than people across Tasmania or Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While only 26.3% of residents have a long-term health condition—well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%—mental health issues are a more common struggle here. At 10.7%, this is much higher than in most similar areas, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 11.4%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Crabtree, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 4.5% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6.8%, placing Crabtree around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Crabtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60132/crabtree/topic/health-disability