31.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Margate · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Margate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower need for daily assistance defines the health profile of Margate, where only 5.4% of residents require help with everyday tasks. While long-term health conditions are less common here than in most similar areas, mental health challenges are more frequent.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure but well above the national average. Mental health is the most reported condition at 11.4%, a rate higher than most areas.
11.4%
Higher than 70% 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 Margate, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.4%, which is a little below the state average. This figure has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615014/margate/topic/health-disability