26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Wilmot · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Wilmot
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term illness in Lower Wilmot compared to most similar areas. While 26.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 11.8%. Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Wilmot, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people need help with daily activities, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Wilmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60365/lower-wilmot/topic/health-disability