40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taree · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Taree live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Roughly 41% of residents manage a chronic condition, which is 13 to 14 percentage points above the state and national figures. This burden of illness is reflected in a significant need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40.5% of Taree residents have a long-term health condition, far above the 27.7% national figure. This includes arthritis (14.9%) and asthma (12.4%), while mental health conditions affect 14.3% of people, which is well above the Australian average of 8.8%.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Taree, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 11.3% of the population, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and national averages of 5.8%.
11.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13779/taree/topic/health-disability