44.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hayes · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hayes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A staggering 44% of people in Hayes have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the highest for health issues at its level. While many face chronic illness, mental health rates are lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 19.3% of residents. While 52.3% of people have no long-term conditions, the number of those with a mental health condition (8.3%) is well below the Tasmanian average.
8.3%
Higher than 51% 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 Hayes, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here than in most areas, with 9.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.2% ▲ +116.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Hayes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60265/hayes/topic/health-disability