25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merseylea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merseylea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of health issues than the state average defines Merseylea, where only 25.4% of people report a long-term health condition. This stands well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%, suggesting a population that is generally healthier than the state norm.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 4.2% of residents, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. While arthritis and diabetes are the most common long-term issues, over half of the people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 78% 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 Merseylea, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Merseylea reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Merseylea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60399/merseylea/topic/health-disability