38.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sorell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Sorell than in the rest of Australia. Nearly 39% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 16.7% of people. Mental health conditions are also well above the national figure at 12.4%.
12.4%
Higher than 82% 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 Sorell, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 10.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This is a slight improvement from 2016, when the rate was 12.2%.
10.1% —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/health-disability