38.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Binalong Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Binalong Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Poor health affects daily life for many in Binalong Bay, where 38.9% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and well above the Tasmanian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 15.8%, while mental health conditions affect 9.3% of residents. This last figure is about the same as the national average, though a little below the state figure.
9.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Binalong Bay, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Binalong Bay need some help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure, though the proportion has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622001/binalong-bay/topic/health-disability