20.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Exton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Exton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Exton than in most similar areas. Only 20.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier than both the rest of Tasmania and Australia as a whole.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of people here, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%. Of those with long-term health issues, arthritis (10.0%) and asthma (9.5%) are the most common, while 72.9% of all residents report having no long-term conditions.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Exton, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.8% of people in Exton need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and sits well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
1.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Exton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60196/exton/topic/health-disability