22.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Great Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Great Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Great Bay than in the rest of Tasmania. Only 22.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the state figure of 33.6%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly rare here at 3.3%, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people have no long-term health issues, while arthritis and heart disease are the most common conditions reported.
3.3%
Lower than 83% 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 Great Bay, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Great Bay reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% of people across Australia who require such assistance.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Great Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60250/great-bay/topic/health-disability