29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nabowla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nabowla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of mental health conditions than the state average defines the health profile of Nabowla. While about 29.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas and well below the state rate. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.2%, though the majority of residents—62.6%—report having no long-term conditions at all.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Nabowla, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.4% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is also a little above both the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
8.4% ▲ +98.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Nabowla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60443/nabowla/topic/health-disability