35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pioneer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pioneer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Pioneer. About 35.4% of people live with a health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high number of residents managing mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16.5% of people here, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Tasmanian average. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 19% and asthma at 11.4%.
16.5%
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 Pioneer, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is among the highest at this level, with 11.4% of people requiring assistance. This is well above both the state and national figures.
11.4% ▲ +119.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Pioneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60505/pioneer/topic/health-disability