24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunns Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gunns Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health conditions in Gunns Plains than in most other areas. Only 24.1% of residents live with a chronic health issue, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This makes the area notably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.3%. While overall health is high, 9.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than in most similar areas.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Gunns Plains, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of residents need help with daily activities. This figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
6.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Gunns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60256/gunns-plains/topic/health-disability