51.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waratah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Waratah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of residents in Waratah (L) live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This high burden of illness is seen across both physical and mental health, with many people managing multiple conditions at once.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 23.8% of people, which is far above the Tasmanian average. Other frequent issues include arthritis at 20% and asthma at 19.6%.
23.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Waratah, the largest group is None at 43%, followed by One condition (28%) and Three or more (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, as 13.2% of people need help with daily activities. This figure is well above the national average and has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622026/waratah/topic/health-disability