33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weetah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weetah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have remained largely stable in Weetah since 2011, though chronic illness is more common here than in most of the country. About 33.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 12% of people. While this is well above the national figure of 8.8%, it is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Weetah, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 34%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Weetah reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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).
More for Weetah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/health-disability