38.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Castra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Castra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Upper Castra live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of Australia. Roughly 38.8% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a community with a significantly higher health burden than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 17.6%. While 11.8% of people live with a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though far higher than most similar areas.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Upper Castra, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, with 8.2% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above both the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
8.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Upper Castra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60706/upper-castra/topic/health-disability