30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stanley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stanley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted over the last decade in Stanley, where 30.4% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Tasmanian average, though it remains a little above the national figure. The community generally reports fewer health struggles than people in similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.9% of people here, which is well below the state figure of 11.5%. Among those with long-term illnesses, arthritis is the most common at 11.8%, while 61.5% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
5.9%
Lower 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 Stanley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Stanley need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and well below the Tasmanian figure of 6.8%.
3.5% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60635/stanley/topic/health-disability