30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dilston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dilston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 3.4% of people in Dilston need help with daily activities, which is well below the state figure. Most residents here live without long-term health issues, though about 30.6% do manage a lasting condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 30.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Asthma (10.9%) and arthritis (10.8%) are the most common issues, while 9.0% have a mental health condition.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Dilston, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily help is lower than most areas at 3.4%. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 6.8% and a little below the national average.
3.4% ▲ +76.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Dilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60157/dilston/topic/health-disability