26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Needles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Needles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people face long-term health struggles in Needles than in most other areas. Only 26% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 33.6%. This suggests a healthier daily life for the majority of the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14%, though most people here have no health issues at all. Those with mental health conditions make up 6% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Needles, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Needles reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and sits well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Needles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60447/needles/topic/health-disability