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Parkham · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Parkham

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health outcomes have improved steadily in Parkham since 2011. Only 18% of residents now live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below the Tasmanian average.

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📍 Parkham, Suburb / Locality

Where Parkham sits — People with a long-term health condition

18.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Parkham — lower than 89% of areas.

Parkham18.0%
7304, TAS 35.7%
Tasmania 33.6%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas, with 66.7% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also less frequent at 6.3%, which is well below the state figure of 11.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Parkham, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 13%.

None 66.7% One condition 9.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Parkham, the largest group is Other condition at 31%, followed by Arthritis (20%) and Asthma (20%).

Other condition 9.9% Arthritis 6.3% Asthma 6.3% Mental health 6.3% Diabetes 2.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little fewer people in Parkham need help with daily activities compared to the national figure, with 4.5% requiring support.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Parkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60491/parkham/topic/health-disability