34.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nicholls Rivulet · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nicholls Rivulet
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health issues are more common for the 34.7% of people in Nicholls Rivulet who live with a chronic condition. This rate is well above the national figure, meaning more residents here manage ongoing health challenges than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported condition at 12.2%, which is well above the national average. Other common issues include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 10.0%, while about 60% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Nicholls Rivulet, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure and about the same as the national average.
4.9% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Nicholls Rivulet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60454/nicholls-rivulet/topic/health-disability