32.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taren Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taren Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Taren Point than in most similar areas. While 32.4% of residents report a chronic condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.4% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis (14.4%) and heart disease (8.5%) being the most common. In contrast, the 4.7% of people with a mental health condition is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Taren Point, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more people need help with daily activities here than the national average, with 7.9% of residents requiring assistance.
7.9% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/health-disability