26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Stowport · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Stowport
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 58.6% of people in Upper Stowport have no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most, with a much lower rate of chronic illness than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 8.1%, compared to 11.5% for the state.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Stowport, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, around 5.1%, need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Stowport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60710/upper-stowport/topic/health-disability