29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Risdon Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Risdon Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have shifted for Risdon Vale since 2011, with a notable rise in mental health conditions. While nearly 30% of residents live with a long-term health issue, the area struggles far more than most with mental health, affecting 13.3% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 13.3%, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include asthma (10.2%) and arthritis (8.8%), though the overall rate of long-term health conditions is well below the Tasmanian average.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Risdon Vale, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 7.2% of people in Risdon Vale who need help with routine activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60556/risdon-vale/topic/health-disability