34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Neika · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Neika
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health struggles have become more common in Neika, where 34% of people now live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These statistics show a community facing significant health challenges, particularly with mental health and chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national rate of 8.8%. Arthritis is also common here, affecting 13% of the population. While 56% of people report no long-term conditions, 5% live with three or more.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Neika, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Neika need help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the Tasmanian average of 6.8%.
5.0% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Neika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60448/neika/topic/health-disability