31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Talgarno · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Talgarno
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Talgarno than in most similar areas. Around 31.4% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.8% of people here, a rate well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is also common at 11.8%, while asthma affects 8.2% of the population.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Talgarno, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, only 2.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
2.4% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Talgarno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22424/talgarno/topic/health-disability