36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Taylors Arm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Taylors Arm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Taylors Arm is marked by a high rate of long-term illness, with 36.8% of people living with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community where health challenges are more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level at 14.3%, which is well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term issues include arthritis (12.8%) and asthma (8.3%).
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 Taylors Arm, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people in Taylors Arm need help with daily activities than in most areas. At 8.3%, this is a little above the national and state figures of 5.8%.
8.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Taylors Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13791/taylors-arm/topic/health-disability