34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Quamby Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Quamby Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for Quamby Brook, affecting 15.3% of residents. While more than a third of the population lives with a long-term health condition, this is mostly consistent with the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with only 6.3% of residents reporting one.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Quamby Brook, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.4% of the population. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
5.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Quamby Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60529/quamby-brook/topic/health-disability