31.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fern Tree · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Fern Tree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64.4% of people in Fern Tree have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a very low rate of people needing daily assistance. Overall, health and disability levels here are lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 31.2% of residents, which is lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common condition at 10%, followed by asthma and mental health at 9.7% each.
9.7%
Lower than 52% 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 Fern Tree, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people in Fern Tree need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Tasmanian and national averages. This is a positive trend, as the rate fell 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Fern Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621012/fern-tree/topic/health-disability