31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Kentish · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Kentish
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people in West Kentish require daily support, making it an area where most residents maintain a high level of independence. While about 31.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, the need for formal assistance is remarkably low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 15.0%, and the overall rate of these conditions is well above the national figure. However, mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, appearing in just 5.6% of residents.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 West Kentish, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in West Kentish reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in West Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60733/west-kentish/topic/health-disability