23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Westwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Westwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of people report long-term health issues in Westwood compared to the rest of the state. Just 23.9% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.6%. This makes the area notably healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 64.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 8% of people, which is about the same as the national figure, while asthma is the most common chronic condition at 8%.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 Westwood, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Virtually no one in Westwood needs help with daily activities, with a recorded rate of 0%. This is well below both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Westwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60747/westwood/topic/health-disability