43.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rossarden · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rossarden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Rossarden, where 33.3% of people live with the disease. This area faces significant health challenges, with a far higher proportion of residents living with long-term conditions compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 43.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This includes a high rate of mental health conditions at 20.8%, which is far above the Australian average of 8.8%.
20.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Rossarden, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for many here, with 14.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the state figure of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
14.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Rossarden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60576/rossarden/topic/health-disability