31.6%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blackall Tambo · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Blackall Tambo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Blackall Tambo than in most similar areas. About 31.6% of the population manage a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 10.2% and 9.6% of people respectively. While overall health conditions are more common than in the rest of Australia, mental health conditions are reported by 8.2% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) 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 Blackall Tambo, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas. This need for help has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 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 Blackall Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30760/blackall-tambo/topic/health-disability