29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parattah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parattah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are particularly high in Parattah, where 15% of people live with such a condition. While overall long-term health issues are less common than in the rest of Tasmania, a significant number of residents still require daily support to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are far more common here than in the state or national figures, and are among the highest for similar areas. Overall, 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 33.6%.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Parattah, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, with 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.8% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Parattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60489/parattah/topic/health-disability