30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sassafras
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than the state average define daily life in Sassafras, where only 2.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, suggesting a population that is generally more independent and healthy than most.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health conditions are particularly low at 6.0%, a figure that is well below the state average and lower than most other areas.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Sassafras, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Sassafras require help with daily activities, at just 2.6%. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and far lower than the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.
2.6% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60586/sassafras/topic/health-disability