27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Direction · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Direction
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability patterns in Mount Direction have remained stable over the last decade. About 27% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most people here report no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the Tasmanian average, with 27% of people affected. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.5%, while 8.1% of residents live with a mental health condition.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Mount Direction, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.2% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the state average.
5.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Mount Direction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60426/mount-direction/topic/health-disability