35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Seymour · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Mount Seymour, where 35.9% of people live with a chronic health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.8%, followed by diabetes and mental health conditions, both at 11.5%. About 10.3% of residents manage three or more health conditions at once.
35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Mount Seymour, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 25%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of illness, only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
3.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mount Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60433/mount-seymour/topic/health-disability