33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarlo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarlo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Tarlo live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure is 27.7%, over a third of residents here deal with a lasting health issue. This is a notable gap for the area, even though mental health levels are slightly lower than average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.3% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis and heart disease are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are reported by 7.0% of people, a figure slightly below the national average.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Tarlo, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Tarlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13782/tarlo/topic/health-disability