15.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pawtella · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pawtella
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Pawtella than in the rest of the state. Only 15.2% of residents report a chronic illness, which is a huge gap compared to the 33.6% across Tasmania. Despite this, a larger share of the population requires daily help compared to most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than across Australia, with heart disease and cancer being the most reported. However, 9.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Pawtella, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support is more common here than elsewhere, with 12.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This figure is well above both the Tasmanian and national averages.
12.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Pawtella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60496/pawtella/topic/health-disability