39.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Taree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 40% of people in Taree live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness means more residents face daily health challenges than in most similar areas across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with 39.4% of people affected—far above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This includes a high rate of mental health conditions at 13.6%, as well as arthritis (14.3%) and asthma (11.9%).
13.6%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Taree, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is well above the national figure of 5.8%, affecting 10.6% of the population. This need for assistance has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051169/taree/topic/health-disability