30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Launceston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Launceston than in the rest of Tasmania. While 30.1% of residents have a chronic illness, this is 3.5 percentage points lower than the state average. However, the area sees a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to most other Australian regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern here, affecting 11.4% of people, which is much higher than most areas. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 7.9%. Most residents, about 61%, report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.4%
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 Launceston, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.4% of the population. This is a little below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60322/launceston/topic/health-disability