29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highclere · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Highclere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual need for daily support defines life for many in Highclere, where 9.2% of people require help with everyday tasks. While most residents are healthy, those who do face health challenges often manage a single long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. Mental health conditions affect 8.4% of the population, a rate that is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Highclere, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 9.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
9.2% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 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 Highclere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60272/highclere/topic/health-disability