20.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cuckoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cuckoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.5% of people in Cuckoo have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This makes the area much healthier than most, though a higher proportion of residents struggle with mental health. Overall, nearly 73% of people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.6% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include cancer at 11.4% and asthma at 9.1%.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Cuckoo, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 9.1% of people, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
9.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Cuckoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60140/cuckoo/topic/health-disability