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Kettering · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Kettering

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people in Kettering need help with daily activities than in the rest of Tasmania. This area shows a generally healthier profile than the state average, with 29.7% of residents living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Kettering, Suburb / Locality

Where Kettering sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kettering — higher than 54% of areas.

Kettering29.7%
7155, TAS 29.7%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.9% of people. While 8.5% of residents have a mental health condition, this is a little below the Tasmanian figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kettering, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 63.3% One condition 19.3% Two conditions 7.0% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Kettering — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Other condition (14%).

Arthritis 11.9% Mental health 8.5% Other condition 7.3% Asthma 7.1% Diabetes 5.0% Cancer 4.2% Heart disease 3.8% Lung condition 2.8% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.7% of people in Kettering need help with daily activities, which is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.7% ▼ -17.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60302/kettering/topic/health-disability