33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ross · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ross
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Ross live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community facing higher health burdens than most of Australia, though the need for daily assistance remains slightly lower than typical state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 33.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 13.4% of people, while 8.3% have a mental health condition, a rate well below the Tasmanian average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Ross, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.6% of people in Ross need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.6% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60575/ross/topic/health-disability