34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scamander · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scamander
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 6.7 percentage points separates Scamander from the national average, with more residents living with long-term illness. About 34.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are more common than across the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.8%, followed by mental health at 10.3%. While mental health figures are higher than most areas and a little above the national average, they remain a little below the Tasmanian figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Scamander, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
6.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60588/scamander/topic/health-disability