34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lawitta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lawitta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Lawitta, where 12.8% of people live with the condition. This is a place where health challenges are more frequent than in most similar areas, with over a third of residents managing a long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. While arthritis and asthma are common, the 8% of people with a mental health condition is well below the Tasmanian average.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 Lawitta, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most other areas. Around 7.1% of residents require this support, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +393.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Lawitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60323/lawitta/topic/health-disability