32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tinderbox · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tinderbox
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 1.8% of people in Tinderbox need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. While many residents live without disability, about 32.1% report a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average, though it sits a little below the state level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.2% of residents, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average and about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Tinderbox, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Tinderbox require assistance with daily tasks, at only 1.8%. This is well below the levels seen across both Tasmania and Australia.
1.8% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Tinderbox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60678/tinderbox/topic/health-disability