34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deviot · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Deviot
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Deviot than in most similar areas. About 34.3% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where chronic health challenges are more common than typical Australian towns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition here, affecting 17% of people, followed by mental health issues at 9.2%. While this mental health rate is higher than most similar areas, it is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Deviot, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of residents need help with their daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the national rate of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Deviot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60154/deviot/topic/health-disability