34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spreyton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spreyton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Spreyton than in most similar areas. About 34.6% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is a key feature of the local health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 14.5% of people. While mental health conditions are more common than the Australian average, the 10.3% rate is a little below the Tasmanian figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Spreyton, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Spreyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60628/spreyton/topic/health-disability