26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Irishtown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Irishtown than in the rest of Tasmania. Only 26.4% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the state figure of 33.6%. This trend is especially clear for mental health, where the local rate is much lower than both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.6% of people here, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Tasmania. Overall, 66.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, while arthritis and asthma are the most common issues reported.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Irishtown, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 2.0% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.8% for Tasmania and the 5.8% national figure.
2.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60289/irishtown/topic/health-disability