28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Longley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Longley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Lower Longley than across Tasmania. While 28.5% of residents have a chronic condition, this is well below the state figure. However, mental health challenges are notably more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 10.1% and asthma at 9.0%, though nearly 60% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Longley, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.4% of people needing help with regular activities. This is well below the state average and lower than most similar areas.
3.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Lower Longley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60360/lower-longley/topic/health-disability