31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hamilton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Hamilton, where 31.1% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure, although it sits slightly below the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.8% of residents. While 10% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas, nearly 60% of the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Hamilton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in similar areas. About 7.5% of residents require this assistance, which is a little above the Australian figure.
7.5% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60259/hamilton/topic/health-disability