30.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dilston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dilston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Dilston need help with daily activities, a figure much lower than most other similar areas. This reflects a generally healthy population, with about 67% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.4%, followed by other conditions and mental health, which affects 9.8% of residents.
9.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Dilston, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is well below the state average and has fallen from 5.3% in 2011 to 3.5% in 2021.
3.5% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Dilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622005/dilston/topic/health-disability