37.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Somerset · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Somerset
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness are found in Somerset than in most similar areas. Nearly 38% of residents live with a chronic health condition, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 13.6% of people reporting arthritis and 11.3% having asthma. Mental health conditions affect 13.2% of the population, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Australia.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Somerset, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here than in other areas, with 10% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well above both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
10.0% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60608/somerset/topic/health-disability