25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roches Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Roches Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.5% of people in Roches Beach have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian average. This highlights a community that is generally healthier than most other areas in the state and the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here, with 66.4% of residents reporting no conditions at all. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 5.9% of people—a figure well below the state's 11.5%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Roches Beach, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 3.2% need help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and a little below the national figure.
3.2% ▲ +71.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Roches Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60560/roches-beach/topic/health-disability