31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Smithton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Smithton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Smithton live with long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. Around 31.6% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.5% of people. While 8.3% have a mental health condition, this is well below the Tasmanian rate of 11.5%.
8.3%
Higher than 51% 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 Smithton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Smithton need help with daily activities, a rate higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60606/smithton/topic/health-disability