45.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Howth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Howth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Howth than in most similar areas. Nearly 46% of residents have a chronic condition, a figure that is far above both the state and national levels. This high rate of illness is most visible in the large number of people living with arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 45.9% of people here, which is 18 points higher than the Australian figure. Arthritis is the most common condition at 19.7%, while 11.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national average.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Howth, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (40%) and Three or more (10%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Howth need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the Tasmania average of 6.8%.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Howth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60282/howth/topic/health-disability