30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 63.6% of people in Sandford report having no long-term health conditions. This means a majority of the population is living without a chronic illness, which is reflected in the low number of people needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 11.3%, while 8.1% of people live with a mental health condition, a rate well below the state average.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Sandford, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 3.9% of people in Sandford. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +74.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60584/sandford/topic/health-disability