42.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pelverata · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pelverata
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-two percent of people in Pelverata live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This is one of the highest rates for any similar area. Many residents manage multiple health issues, with over 13% of the community dealing with two or more long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 16.2% of people, which is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Other frequent issues include arthritis at 13.6% and asthma at 10.9%.
16.2%
Higher than 95% 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 Pelverata, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 8.7% of people in Pelverata need some help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.7% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Pelverata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60500/pelverata/topic/health-disability