42.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Helens · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in St Helens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than double the national rate of people need help with daily activities in St Helens, a figure that has climbed steeply since 2016. This reflects a community with significant health challenges, as 42.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 13.2% of people living with a mental health condition. Arthritis is the most frequent ailment at 20.9%, and nearly one in ten people deal with three or more conditions.
13.2%
Higher than 87% 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 St Helens, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2016 to reach 13.8%. This is well above the 6.8% seen across Tasmania and the 5.8% national figure.
13.8% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615026/st-helens/topic/health-disability