33.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ridgley · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ridgley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A small drop in the number of people needing daily help defines the recent health trend in Ridgley. While most residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions are much more common here than across Australia, with mental health being a particularly frequent challenge.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.2% of residents, a figure among the highest for similar areas and well above the national average. Overall, 33.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well above the Australian average.
14.2%
Higher than 91% 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 Ridgley, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities fell 1.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.7%. This is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
6.7% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622020/ridgley/topic/health-disability