30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Forest have stayed relatively steady, with 30.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%, though it sits a little above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, at 6.3%, which is well below the state figure. The most frequent long-term health issues reported by residents are arthritis at 11.4% and diabetes at 8.6%.
6.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Forest, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.3% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/health-disability