22.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moltema · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moltema
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.4% of people in Moltema report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of Tasmania.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This includes a mental health rate of 4.5%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Moltema, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general health of the area, 7.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Moltema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60411/moltema/topic/health-disability