35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milabena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Milabena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Milabena live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health struggles are much more common than in most areas. This is particularly visible in mental health, with 14.3% of residents affected, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 14.3%, followed by asthma and lung conditions at 7.8% each. About 35.1% of people have a long-term health issue, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the Australian rate.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Milabena, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (28%) and Three or more (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 13.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the Tasmanian rate of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
13.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Milabena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60406/milabena/topic/health-disability