35.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarraganda · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarraganda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Tarraganda, with 35.3% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many residents manage these conditions independently, the area sees a higher rate of chronic illness than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A high number of residents live with long-term illness, with arthritis being the most common at 13.3%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent here at 10.7%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
10.7%
Higher 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 Tarraganda, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 4.0% of people in Tarraganda need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Tarraganda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13783/tarraganda/topic/health-disability