25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preolenna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preolenna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are particularly prominent in Preolenna, where 19.0% of residents live with such a condition. While far more people struggle with mental health than the national figure, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is lower than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. However, mental health is the most common issue here, affecting 19.0% of the population—a rate far above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
19.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Preolenna, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some residents, as 10.3% need help with daily activities. This is well above both the state (6.8%) and national (5.8%) figures, placing Preolenna among the highest areas for this need.
10.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Preolenna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60519/preolenna/topic/health-disability