24.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pipers Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pipers Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of Pipers Brook residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with 58.7% of people reporting no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.8% of people have a long-term health condition, while mental health issues are reported by 6.4%, both figures being well below the Tasmania average. Arthritis (10.1%) and heart disease (9.2%) are the most common health concerns here.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Pipers Brook, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state rate but higher than most similar areas.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Pipers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60506/pipers-brook/topic/health-disability