31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surges Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Surges Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have become more common in Surges Bay, with 31.9% of residents now living with a lasting health issue. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though it sits a little below the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 11.0% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.9%, while 64.4% of residents report having no long-term conditions.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Surges Bay, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Surges Bay need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the state figure of 6.8%.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Surges Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60655/surges-bay/topic/health-disability