33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One in seven people in Grove live with a mental health condition, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This contributes to a broader health profile where 33.6% of residents have a long-term condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most similar areas, with mental health (14.3%), arthritis (10.5%), and asthma (8.6%) being the most reported. While the 33.6% rate matches the Tasmanian average, it sits 5.8 percentage points above the national figure.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Grove, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Grove need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the rates for Tasmania and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60254/grove/topic/health-disability