25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tanja · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tanja
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Tanja than in most similar areas. About 25.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.2% of people here have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 10.3%, while 59.2% of all residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Tanja, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.3% of the population, a rate that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
6.3% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Tanja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13765/tanja/topic/health-disability