23.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scotchtown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scotchtown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Scotchtown than in the rest of Tasmania. Only 23.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and mental health conditions are the most common long-term issues, both affecting 8.4% of people. Overall, 69.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.4%
Higher 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 Scotchtown, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.
2.2% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Scotchtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60591/scotchtown/topic/health-disability