29.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Natone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Natone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of daily assistance needs set Upper Natone apart from the rest of the state. While 29.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Asthma and arthritis are also common, with 11.7% and 10.8% of residents reporting these conditions.
11.7%
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 Natone, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Tasmanian average of 6.8% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Natone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60708/upper-natone/topic/health-disability