39.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taree South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taree South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Taree South compared to the rest of the country. About 39% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.6% of people here, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 16%, while nearly half of all residents report having no long-term conditions.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 South, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for more people in Taree South, with 7.7% needing help with core activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and most other areas.
7.7% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Taree South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13780/taree-south/topic/health-disability