25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Swan Bay compared to the rest of Tasmania. Only 25.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the state average of 33.6%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than typical Australian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.8% of people, a figure well below the Tasmanian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis and asthma are the most common conditions reported.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Swan Bay, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 0.7% of people in Swan Bay need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60658/swan-bay/topic/health-disability