41.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gowrie Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gowrie Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Gowrie Park than across the rest of the country. About 41.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian average and far above the national rate.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 29.3% of people. While overall health issues are common, the 7.3% of people with a mental health condition is well below the state figure.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Gowrie Park, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, with 9.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Gowrie Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60243/gowrie-park/topic/health-disability