42.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nowhere Else · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nowhere Else
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the highest in its class for health struggles, Nowhere Else sees 42.9% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking a significant gap in wellbeing compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis affecting 28.6% of people and asthma 16.3%. While 10.2% have a mental health condition—slightly above the national figure—over 8% of residents manage three or more health conditions at once.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Nowhere Else, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, as 8.2% need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Tasmanian average of 6.8%.
8.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 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 Nowhere Else [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60466/nowhere-else/topic/health-disability