30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Snug · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Snug
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 30% of people in Lower Snug live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average. While overall health is better than the state average, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. The most common long-term health issues reported are mental health (10.4%) and arthritis (9.8%).
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Snug, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as the 4.6% of people needing help with daily activities is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.6% ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60362/lower-snug/topic/health-disability