32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Turners Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Turners Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health challenges in Turners Beach than in most similar areas. About 32.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.2%, followed by mental health at 9.5%. While the rate of mental health conditions is higher than in most similar areas, it is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%.
9.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Turners Beach, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Turners Beach need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as both the state and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Turners Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60699/turners-beach/topic/health-disability