46.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tomahawk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tomahawk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of the people in Tomahawk live with a long-term health condition, which is far more common than in the rest of the state. This high rate of illness is mirrored by the fact that many residents require daily help to get by. It is an area where health challenges are significantly more frequent than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 46.3% of residents, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 27.8%, while mental health conditions are reported at 7.4%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Tomahawk, the largest group is None at 43%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (20%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common here, with 18.5% of people requiring assistance. This is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia and much higher than the state average.
18.5% ▲ +248.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Tomahawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60683/tomahawk/topic/health-disability