50.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nietta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nietta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Nietta live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This creates a significant health burden for the small community, where chronic illness and the need for daily support are much more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 50.8% of residents, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Arthritis is the most common ailment at 31.7%, while 11.1% of people live with a mental health condition.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Nietta, the largest group is None at 44%, followed by One condition (35%) and Three or more (11%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 11.1% of the population, a rate that is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia. This is among the highest levels of need for help with daily activities for similar areas.
11.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Nietta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60455/nietta/topic/health-disability