35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Frankford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Frankford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 35.2% of people in Frankford live with a long-term health condition. This gap is most evident when compared to the rest of Australia, where the figure is much lower at 27.7%. Health challenges are common here, including a high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.3% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is equally common at 13.3%, followed by diabetes at 9.7% and asthma at 9.1%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Frankford, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.1%, this is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and well above the national rate of 5.8%.
9.1% ▲ +118.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Frankford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60214/frankford/topic/health-disability