40.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Turners Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Turners Marsh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Turners Marsh live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. About 40.8% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. This means nearly four in ten people here manage a lasting health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, with asthma (16.6%) and mental health conditions (14.0%) being the most reported. The 14% rate for mental health is well above the national figure of 8.8% and among the highest for similar areas.
14.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Marsh, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.8% seen across Tasmania.
3.4% ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Turners Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60700/turners-marsh/topic/health-disability