25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandfly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandfly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Sandfly report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Only 25% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This suggests a generally healthier population than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term conditions here, both affecting 8.6% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.3% of residents, which is well below the state average but about the same as the national figure.
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 Sandfly, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3% of people in Sandfly need help with their daily activities. This is much lower than the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and a little below the national average.
3.0% ▲ —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Sandfly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60583/sandfly/topic/health-disability