27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lucaston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lucaston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64.7% of people in Lucaston report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is healthier than the state average, with far fewer residents living with chronic health issues than the typical Tasmanian resident.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 27.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, a rate that is about the same as the national average.
8.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Lucaston, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.3% of residents to manage their activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian rate of 6.8% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Lucaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60367/lucaston/topic/health-disability