33.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karoola · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karoola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Karoola, where 33.2% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though it aligns closely with the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 15.5% of people, while 8.6% have asthma or a mental health condition. Most residents are healthy, with 57.9% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Karoola, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Karoola need help with daily activities, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 6.8% and lower than most other similar areas.
3.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Karoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60297/karoola/topic/health-disability