30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newnham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Newnham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 8.2% of Newnham residents involves needing some help with everyday activities, which is much higher than most similar areas. While long-term health issues are less common here than in the rest of Tasmania, mental health conditions are more frequent than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.8%, while mental health conditions affect 10.3% of the population, a rate a little above the national figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Newnham, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 8.2%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
8.2% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Newnham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60452/newnham/topic/health-disability