32.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Underwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Underwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Underwood (Tas.) have remained relatively stable over the last decade. About 32.2% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means nearly one in three residents manages a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 13.6%. While 10.2% of people report a mental health condition—a rate higher than most similar areas—about 58.6% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Underwood, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.6% of people in Underwood need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60703/underwood/topic/health-disability