34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Wattle Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of people in Lower Wattle Grove live with a long-term health condition. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas and sits well above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.3% of residents report a long-term health issue, with arthritis being the most common at 13.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Wattle Grove, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, as 8.8% of people need assistance with their daily activities. This is a little above the Tasmanian average and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60364/lower-wattle-grove/topic/health-disability