15.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Runnymede · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Runnymede
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 15.6% of people in Runnymede have a long-term health condition, a figure far below both the state and national rates. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind, with the vast majority of residents reporting no chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here has no long-term health issues, while diabetes is the most common condition at 10.4%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.8% of people, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and about the same as the national rate.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Runnymede, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 9%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
3.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Runnymede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60580/runnymede/topic/health-disability