33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pontville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pontville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A third of people in Pontville live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are more common than in most other Australian areas. Mental health and arthritis are the most reported conditions here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure similar to the state average but much higher than the own national average of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.7% of the population.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Pontville, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people in Pontville need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits slightly below the Tasmanian figure of 6.8%.
5.5% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60511/pontville/topic/health-disability