27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preservation Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preservation Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness define Preservation Bay compared to the rest of Tasmania. Only 27% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well below the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 10% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 8% of residents, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and about the same as the national average.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Preservation Bay, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most people here, with only 3% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.8% reported across Tasmania.
3.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Preservation Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60520/preservation-bay/topic/health-disability