22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Douglas River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Douglas River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 75% of people in Douglas River report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with very few residents needing daily assistance or living with chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health conditions are also much lower here at 4.5%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Douglas River, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Douglas River reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Douglas River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60163/douglas-river/topic/health-disability