40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tewkesbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tewkesbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Tewkesbury than in the rest of the country. Around 40.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This trend means more people in the area face ongoing health challenges compared to other Australian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, appearing in 40.7% of residents, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 19.8%, followed by heart disease at 12.3%.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Tewkesbury, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily tasks is higher than in most areas, with 7.4% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Tewkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60674/tewkesbury/topic/health-disability