28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Travellers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Travellers Rest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 2.3% of people in Travellers Rest need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This small number contributes to a general health profile that is well below the Tasmanian average for long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.4% of residents, a figure well below the Tasmanian average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.6%, while 58.3% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Travellers Rest, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 2.3%, which is well below both the state figure of 6.8% and the national figure of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Travellers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60687/travellers-rest/topic/health-disability