19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tunnel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tunnel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tunnel compared to the rest of the state. Only 19.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also well below the national and state figures, affecting just 3.3% of people. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while those who do most commonly report diabetes or other general conditions.
3.3%
Lower than 83% 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 Tunnel, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 9%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.
5.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Tunnel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60698/tunnel/topic/health-disability