32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dowsing Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dowsing Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more visible in Dowsing Point, where mental health conditions are now among the highest for areas of this size. About 32.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 15.6% of people, which is well above the Tasmanian and national figures. Other common long-term issues include heart disease at 9.1% and diabetes at 7.8%.
15.6%
Higher than 93% 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 Dowsing Point, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for some residents than in most other areas, with 7.8% of people needing help with their daily activities. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
7.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Dowsing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60167/dowsing-point/topic/health-disability