28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dromedary · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dromedary
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Dromedary live with long-term health conditions compared to the Tasmanian average. While about 28.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well below the state figure of 33.6%. Overall, the area is about the same as the national average for health and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 10.3% of people. This is a little above the national figure, while arthritis is also a frequent long-term condition at 10.2%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Dromedary, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, with only 4.1% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
4.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Dromedary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60168/dromedary/topic/health-disability