44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
White Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in White Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-four per cent of people in White Beach live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Tasmanian and national figures, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 22.2% of residents. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 13.5% of the population.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 White Beach, None is the majority at 50%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 10.3% of people in White Beach need help with their daily activities. This is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
10.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60749/white-beach/topic/health-disability