25.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pegarah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pegarah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Pegarah than across the state. Only 25.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than most other parts of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here, with only 6.8% of people reporting a mental health condition, well below the 11.5% seen across Tasmania. Diabetes is the most reported long-term condition at 7.5%, while 66.7% of residents have no health conditions at all.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Pegarah, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is very low in Pegarah, with only 2.7% of people requiring assistance. This is well below both the national figure of 5.8% and the Tasmanian figure of 6.8%.
2.7% ▲ +83.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/health-disability