33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Richmond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Richmond live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas. About 33.7% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in many other Australian towns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 14.1%, followed by mental health at 9.8%. While the 9.8% figure for mental health is higher than most areas, it is a little below the Tasmanian average of 11.5%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Richmond, None is the majority at 64%; 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, a figure that is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the national average of 5.8%, though it sits a little below the state figure of 6.8%.
5.4% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60551/richmond/topic/health-disability