30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elliott · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elliott
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Elliott have long-term health issues than in most similar areas, though this is still a little below the Tasmanian figure. About 30.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, while the number of people needing help with daily tasks remains slightly lower than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 10.4% and 9.9% of people respectively. While chronic health is higher than in similar areas, the rate of mental health conditions is well below the Tasmanian figure at 6.5%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Elliott, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.5% of residents. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, placing Elliott around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60188/elliott/topic/health-disability