30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lutana · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lutana
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher-than-average rate of long-term illness marks Lutana, where 30.9% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health being the most common issue reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.3% of people, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other frequent long-term illnesses include arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 9.0%.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Lutana, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.4% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Tasmanian average of 6.8%.
5.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Lutana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60373/lutana/topic/health-disability