43.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sorell Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sorell Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Sorell Creek from the national figure for long-term health issues. Almost 43% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is among the highest rates seen in similar areas. This indicates a community with significantly higher health challenges than the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16.8% of the population, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Common long-term issues in the area include arthritis and asthma, with 19% of residents managing two or more health conditions.
16.8%
Higher than 96% 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 Sorell Creek, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, and it sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Sorell Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60610/sorell-creek/topic/health-disability