21.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Petcheys Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Petcheys Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Petcheys Bay than in most other areas. Only 21.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in notably good health compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue at 7.2%, though this is still well below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, with 57.2% reporting none.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Petcheys Bay, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below both the Australian figure of 5.8% and the state average.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Petcheys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60504/petcheys-bay/topic/health-disability