33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Taylors Arm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Taylors Arm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Upper Taylors Arm live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community with higher health needs than most similar areas, particularly regarding chronic illness and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.3% of residents, which is well above the 27.7% national average. Asthma (14.3%) and arthritis (11.9%) are the most common, while mental health conditions are a little above the national rate at 10.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Upper Taylors Arm, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Upper Taylors Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14063/upper-taylors-arm/topic/health-disability