32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Barrington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis and mental health are the most common long-term conditions in Lower Barrington, with 11.5% of people reporting each. While most residents have no long-term health issues, those who do are more likely to struggle than people in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of residents.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Lower Barrington, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Lower Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60358/lower-barrington/topic/health-disability