45.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shorewell Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shorewell Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Shorewell Park, where 45.8% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average, marking the area as one of the most affected by chronic illness in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 20.0% of people, which is far above the national figure. This contributes to a high overall illness rate, with 16.2% of residents having asthma and 15.5% with arthritis.
20.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Shorewell Park, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (27%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, as 16.0% of people need help with everyday activities. This is well above the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and far above the national figure.
16.0% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Shorewell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60600/shorewell-park/topic/health-disability