42.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Uxbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Uxbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Uxbridge, where 42.5% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Chronic illness and a high need for daily support are the defining health trends for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, well above the Tasmanian rate of 33.6%. Asthma is the most reported condition at 22.5%, though mental health reports at 7.5% are a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Uxbridge, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for residents here than in most other areas. Those needing help with daily activities make up 12.5% of the population, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
12.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Uxbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60712/uxbridge/topic/health-disability