35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ringarooma · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ringarooma
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health struggles have become more common in Ringarooma, where 35.9% of people now live with a lasting health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are managing a single condition, with arthritis being the most frequent diagnosis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common at 18.4%, while mental health conditions affect 10.7% of the population, a figure slightly above the national average.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Ringarooma, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Ringarooma need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Ringarooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60554/ringarooma/topic/health-disability