25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ridgeway
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Ridgeway than in most similar areas. Only 25.2% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This health trend is reflected in the low number of people needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.3%, while 63.1% of people report having no long-term conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 9.0% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Ridgeway, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by only 3.2% of the population. This is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/health-disability