37.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodstock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Woodstock is marked by a high rate of chronic illness, with 37.1% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. However, very few people here report needing help with daily activities or living with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (14.3%) and cancer (11.4%) being the most frequent. In contrast, 0.0% report a mental health condition, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 11.5%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Woodstock, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Almost no one in Woodstock needs help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60766/woodstock/topic/health-disability