47.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stieglitz · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stieglitz
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Stieglitz live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest health burdens in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, with 47.2% of people affected, most often by arthritis (20.3%) or mental health conditions (12.6%). This mental health rate is well above the own national figure of 8.8%.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Stieglitz, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (32%) and Two conditions (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, as 8.1% of people need help with everyday activities. This is a little above the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and the 5.8% national average.
8.1% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Stieglitz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60638/stieglitz/topic/health-disability