40.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wynyard · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wynyard
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health issues than most similar areas mark Wynyard, where 40.9% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7%. The community faces significant health challenges, with nearly 11% of residents reporting mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 15.5%, followed by asthma and mental health conditions at 11.8% each. While 51.5% of people have no long-term illness, 6.3% of the population manage three or more conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre 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 Wynyard, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here for many, with 10.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% national figure and the Tasmanian rate of 6.8%.
10.1% —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614003/wynyard/topic/health-disability