36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gagebrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gagebrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 36.5% of people in Gagebrook live with a long-term health condition. This means more than a third of residents manage ongoing health issues, with mental health and asthma being the most common challenges. The area faces significant health hurdles compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 17.6% of people—well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 14.7% and arthritis at 10.1%, though over half of residents report no long-term conditions.
17.6%
Higher than 98% 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 Gagebrook, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A high proportion of the community needs support, with 10.6% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above the 6.8% figure for Tasmania and nearly double the Australian average of 5.8%.
10.6% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60218/gagebrook/topic/health-disability