31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kaoota · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kaoota
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Kaoota have shifted over the last decade, with a significant number of residents now managing chronic illness. Around 31.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health challenges are particularly common here, affecting 13.5% of residents, a figure well above the Australian average. The most frequent long-term conditions reported are arthritis and mental health, both at 13.5%, followed by asthma at 10.5%.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Kaoota, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as only 3.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than most other areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.8%.
3.1% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/health-disability