35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meander · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meander
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Meander, where 13.4% of people live with the condition. Health challenges are more frequent here than in most similar areas, with over a third of the population managing a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes 11% with asthma and 9.5% with a mental health condition, a rate slightly below the Tasmanian average.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Meander, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 8.0% of people in Meander. This is a little above both the state and national figures, and much higher than in most similar areas.
8.0% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Meander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60392/meander/topic/health-disability