33.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heybridge · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Heybridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Heybridge live with a long-term health condition. This rate is about the same as the Tasmanian average, but it is well above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33% of people have a long-term health condition, with 14.5% having arthritis and 8.8% having asthma. Mental health conditions affect 10% of the population, which is a little below the Tasmanian average.
10.0%
Higher 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 Heybridge, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.2% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Heybridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622012/heybridge/topic/health-disability