31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hillwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hillwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Hillwood than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is healthy, about 31.8% of the population has a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 15.4% of people. While 31.8% of residents have a chronic condition, this is still a little below the Tasmania average of 33.6%.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Hillwood, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.6% of the population, a rate that is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Hillwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60275/hillwood/topic/health-disability