27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waterloo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64% of people in Waterloo have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's overall health rate well below the Tasmanian figure, though mental health challenges are slightly more common than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 28% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is well below the state average. Mental health issues are a more frequent concern here, affecting 10.6% of people, which is higher than in most similar areas.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Waterloo, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.8% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure, though it is slightly lower than the rate across Tasmania.
5.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60721/waterloo/topic/health-disability