41.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Primrose Sands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Primrose Sands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Primrose Sands from the national average for long-term health issues. Primrose Sands has a significantly higher rate of chronic health and mental health conditions than most similar areas. This means more residents here manage ongoing health challenges than is typical across Tasmania or Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 41% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health conditions are also well above the national average at 16.9%, and arthritis is the most common reported illness at 17%.
16.9%
Higher than 96% 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 Primrose Sands, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, with 8.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
8.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60522/primrose-sands/topic/health-disability