32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Romaine · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Romaine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Romaine live with long-term health issues compared to the national figure. About 32.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the Australian average of 27.7%. This health gap is seen across both physical and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 10.7% and 10.6% of people respectively. While 59.4% of residents have no long-term health issues, the 10.7% with a mental health condition is a little above the national figure.
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 Romaine, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Romaine need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
5.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Romaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60566/romaine/topic/health-disability