34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Redpa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Redpa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Redpa, where 34% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though it is about the same as the rest of Tasmania.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis and cancer follow at 7.5% each, with 4.7% of residents living with three or more health conditions.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Redpa, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people in Redpa need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +130.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Redpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60541/redpa/topic/health-disability