18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Royal George · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Royal George
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Royal George than in the rest of the state. Only 18.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health is generally strong, with 69.5% of people reporting no long-term conditions. Notably, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Royal George, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 5.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and slightly lower than the Tasmanian average.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Royal George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60579/royal-george/topic/health-disability