32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riverside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well higher rate of long-term health issues than the national figure marks the health profile of Riverside. About 32.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is significantly above the Australian average of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions compared to most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 11.4%, while 61.2% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Riverside, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.0% of people in Riverside need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60557/riverside/topic/health-disability