35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Preston, where over a third of the population lives with a health condition. This includes 12.8% of residents living with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Tasmanian average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 16.1%, followed by mental health and asthma.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Preston, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.0% of residents, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below both the state and national averages.
4.0% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60521/preston/topic/health-disability