31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in New Town
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health issues than most similar areas mark New Town, where 31.9% of people live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health conditions being particularly common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 13.2%, which is well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Other common issues include arthritis (10.5%) and asthma (8.3%), while 61.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 New Town, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here than in most areas, with 8.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the figures for both Tasmania (6.8%) and Australia (5.8%).
8.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60451/new-town/topic/health-disability