14.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Talofa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Talofa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Talofa than in the rest of the country. Only 14.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a striking gap in overall health compared to both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 70.9% reporting no long-term health conditions. Only 5.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
5.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality 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 Talofa, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of long-term illness, 8.7% of people in Talofa need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/health-disability