30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sisters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sisters Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.3% of people in Sisters Beach live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 33.6%, though slightly higher than the national rate. Most residents report no chronic health issues, while a small number of people manage three or more conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 10.2%, followed by asthma at 9.6%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, which is a little below the state figure but about the same as the Australian average.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Sisters Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.7% of people who need help with daily activities is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and just a little below the state rate of 6.8%.
5.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Sisters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60603/sisters-beach/topic/health-disability