25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in South Forest than in the rest of Tasmania. Only 25% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 33.6%. This makes the area notably healthier than typical Tasmanian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 3% of people compared to 11.5% across Tasmania. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions are other general illnesses, arthritis, and asthma.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 South Forest, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in South Forest need help with daily activities than the national figure, with only 4% requiring assistance. This is around the middle for similar areas and slightly below the Tasmanian average of 6.8%.
4.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 South Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60614/south-forest/topic/health-disability