26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strahan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strahan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Strahan have remained relatively steady over the last decade, with a smaller proportion of people reporting chronic illness than in most other areas. About 26.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmania average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.6% of people report a mental health condition, a figure well below the state average. Most residents are healthy, with 60% reporting no long-term conditions, while arthritis and asthma are the most common issues affecting the community.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Strahan, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Strahan need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
5.9% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Strahan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60646/strahan/topic/health-disability