29.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Margate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Margate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Margate live with a long-term health condition compared to the Tasmanian average. While 29.9% of residents have a long-term health issue, this is well below the state figure of 33.6%. Mental health is the most common reported condition in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.7% of residents, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 21.1% live with one condition.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Margate, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below both the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60382/margate/topic/health-disability